Butler News

Submitted by Julie Phillips on Sat, 06/20/2009 - 8:47am. That's one of my favorite lines in the documentary "Darius Goes West" So that's what I kept thinking yesterday as Brock Butler of Perpetual Groove explained to me how they were doing tonight's show as a benefit because of how much the Georgia Theatre, not just as a building, but for its ...

A haze hung over Athens Saturday - a mixture of sweltering heat, lingering smoke and bittersweet memories of the Georgia Theatre, which burned Friday.

If its stage could tell stories, the fabled stage of the Georgia Theater in Athens would speak of countless young musicians with talent and ambition and dreams playing their hearts out year after year for college students willing to give them a chance.

The Georgia Supreme Court has affirmed the murder conviction and life sentence for Anthony Butler in the 2004 stabbing death of his girlfriend.

Georgia's defense minister is warning about Russia's military buildup as he meets with Obama administration officials in Washington this week.In an interview with The Associated Press, Defense Minister Vasil Sikharulidze and Georgia's ambassador to Washington, Batu Kutelia, said that Russia has vastly improved communication and supply lines on ...

Fall enrollment is under way for Childcare, Before and After School , at the West Broad Street YMCA, 1110 May St.

The Cox Family Enterprise Center at the Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University has revealed the winners of the "2009 Georgia Family Business of the Year Awards." The Cox Century Award goes to Case Veterinary Hospital in Savannah, the only hospital in the world that can boast four direct generations of veterinarians.

Governor Sonny Perdue today signed House Bill 228, reorganizing the Department of Human Resources and the Department of Community Health and creating a new Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.

Bert and Berta Josey moved to Savannah in 1957, when Bert took a job with Executone Communications Systems.

Leger & Son, Inc., a leading grower, packer and shipper of watermelons, announced the signing of a new two-year contract with CHEP, the global leader in pallet and container pooling services.

The Master's Quartet will be in concert. Free and open to the public. For information, call 786-6377. Spring Talent Show 7 p.m. Saturday, Savannah Mission Bible Training Center, 1000 E. Victory Drive.

Alright Central Georgia! There's way too much fun to be had to sit at home this weekend.

First African Missionary Baptist Church, 402 Treat Ave. The Rev. Clarence E. Boles Jr.

Georgia's Old Capital Museum hours have changed. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays noon to 4 p.m. Be sure to visit and discover some of Milledgeville's rich history.

Authorities have made an arrest in the death of a Snellville, Ga., man whose body was found in a Taylor County trash bin.

Authorities have charged a Talbot County man with concealing the death of a 20-year-old who was found dumped in a trash bin.

On Monday GBI and Taylor County officials arrested 35-year-old Eric Riley for the murder of a Snellville man.

Authorities are asking for help from the public in solving the death of a 22-year-old Snellville man whose body was found in a Dumpster off Ga.

Taylor County authorities say a 22-year-old man whose body was found inside a dumpster near Butler may have been dead for only a few hours.

An unidentified body was found Wednesday in a Taylor County dumpster, a GBI official said.