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Around Madison: A lighted tradition
The annual Booger Hill-Moons Grove Nativity and Illuminaries Tour will take place from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Dec.
The White Tiger Gourmet celebrates the work of Athens artist and art teacher Leonard Piha, whose paintings and sculpture will be on display through December.
THE NEXT LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED RAPIDLY ACROSS GEORGIA AND WILL CROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS INTO LUNCHTIME.
Picking theme hardest part of organizing parade
Sometimes the toughest part of planning the annual Athens Christmas parade is coming up with a theme that celebrates an abstract concept like holiday spirit without wandering into sappy greeting-card territory.
Job fair popular with job seekers
Clara Towns had worked 22 years in the carpet industry before being laid off in May.
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Man charged with posing as sheriff's deputy
A judge granted a bond Monday afternoon for a man charged with posing as a Clayton County Sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop.
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Investigators say couple tied to religious cult may have sexually assulted more women
More women may have been sexually assaulted by a Rabun County couple, who established a religious cult on a remote compound in the north Georgia woods, investigators say.
Mega millions jackpot hits $145 million
The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing climbed to $145 million after no lottery players matched all six numbers in Tuesday night's drawing.
The Most Reverend Luis Rafael Zarama ordained as Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Atlanta
The Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregor-v, Metropolitan Archbishop of Atlanta, ordained The Most Reverend Luis Rafael Zarama as the Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Atlanta at 2 p.m. on Sept.
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Clayton woman tied up, assaulted, robbed
A Clayton County woman who had been sexually assaulted in a home invasion escaped a possible drowning by locking herself in her bathroom, she told police.
Governor Perdue sends emergency request for Federal Aid
Gov. Sonny Perdue on Tuesday asked President Barack Obama for an emergency declaration to assist the 17 Georgia counties with recovery efforts due to recent flooding and severe weather.
Rabun County is spot for serene adventure
Rabun County, located in the North Georgia mountains, is less than a four hour drive from Augusta.
Town hall meeting Monday to hear community's 'vision'
Clayton County sought a federally qualified health center. Colquitt County needed a certified industrial park.
A Georgia County Shares a Tale of One Man's Life and Death
His pallbearers were the six boys who built his plain pine coffin in their high school shop class.
A Georgia County Shares a Tale of One Man's Life and Death
His pallbearers were the six boys who built his plain pine coffin in their high school shop class.
A Georgia County Shares a Tale of One Man's Life and Death
His pallbearers were the six boys who built his plain pine coffin in their high school shop class.
DOT hearing Thursday on widening of U.S. 441
The Georgia Department of Transportation plans to make U.S. Highway 441 a four-lane road from Clayton all the way to North Carolina, while also adding bike lanes and sidewalks.
Local sports briefs: Putting title goes to Nicholson man
Warren Standridge of Nicholson posted a 36-hole score of 72 to win the Northeast Georgia/Upper South Carolina Putting Championship finals Saturday at Apple Mountain Golf Course in Clarkesville.
FDIC Orders 3 GA Banks to Make Reforms
Three small Georgia banks have been served with "cease and desist" orders by federal regulators.
Atlanta Vicar General Named Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta
Pope Benedict XVI has named Msgr. Luis Rafael Zarama, 50, vicar general of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, to be auxiliary bishop of Atlanta.