Social Circle News

Stephen Liss, center, and his sons Leo, 8, left, and Herschel, 5, sell lemonade and cookies outside a memorial for Michael Jackson at the Jackson family home in the Encino section of Los Angeles, Saturday, July 4, 2009.

The only way to get tickets is to register for free at staplescenter.com. After 6 p.m. Saturday, 8,750 names will be randomly selected to receive two tickets each.

Stephanie Cook of Social Circle, Ga., takes video of the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Mary Jo Dally Whitley Mary Jo Dally Whitley died Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at the age of 86.

As the holiday weekend approaches, local festivities will be a continuation of old traditions and the starting new ones.

I understand federalism, that political philosophy in which power is divided between a national and state governments.

Local officials are not waiting for gangs in the area to become a serious problem.

C. Frank Watson C. Frank Watson, age 68 of Good Hope, passed away June 13, 2009.

As speculation over the future of the Pooler megasite continues to grow, Gov. Sonny Perdue struck a hopeful tone that something will be done soon with the 1,500-acre tract.

If you live in town and hear the loud sirens, it could be more than just a test.

Baby Aiden Baynes Baby Aiden Baynes, 3 months of Social Circle, died on June 6, 2009.

Due to losing state funds and a decreasing millage value, the Social Circle City Schools budget is more than $1 million less than last year's budget.

Cyclists ride down Jefferson River Road on Tuesday as the 2009 Bicycle Ride Across Georgia arrived in Athens.

Officials from across the county declared the groundbreaking for the city's new General Mills distribution center as the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Residents gathered for a second time to receive a glimpse of the revised vision for downtown Social Circle.

Illinois-based grocery company Aldi Inc. will build a distribution center at the Dry Pond interchange of Interstate 85 and Georgia Highway 82 in Jefferson, a project that will add three dozen jobs to the local economy.

Tomorrow is Memorial Day and most of us have plans to cook out, visit with friends and relatives, attend a parade in honor of fallen heroes and take in a couple of baseball games.

Primary and elementary students will soon be studying a more demanding curriculum as Social Circle City Schools begins to transition to the International Baccalaureate program.

School board members are currently getting a look at the the preliminary $14.8 million 2009-2010 district budget.

There are a lot of accolades that need to be handed out following the news of General Mills' decision to locate a distribution facility in Social Circle.