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It galled her to do it, but Sarah Dillon was desperate for answers, so she wrote letters to convicted snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo: If you murdered my son, please confess, she wrote.

WASHINGTON - Georgia Rep. John Lewis and the white man who attacked him during a civil rights protest in 1961 have been chosen to receive the Common Ground award.

Antonia "Toni" Renee Lowe was sentenced to life in prison this afternoon after being convicted of murder by a jury in McDuffie County Superior Court.

WASHINGTON -- Georgia, Florida and Alabama don't agree on much when it comes to water.

Morgan Diane Lamb and Brandon "Heath" Clark were united in marriage at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept.

This is the second such incident this year as a hunting trip turns deadly for a 68 year old man, who was hunting with his grandson.

National Association Elects New Board to Manage Growth AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The nation's interest in "green" living and "green" jobs is continuing to fuel the growth of the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association , a national non-profit that educates people on how to use rainwater harvesting systems and conserve ...

A worker at the Washington Wilkes Animal Shelter had a rude awakening Sunday morning when he went to feed the shelter's 200 dogs: Someone had stolen the weekend supply of dog food.

When people move into nursing homes, it is the goal of one local nonprofit group to make sure they are comfortable.

Ernie Harwell says it's 'fantastic' that MLB Productions is naming one of its studios after him.

Since opening in 2004, Washington Plantation Bed and Breakfast in Washington, Georgia, has given a 20 percent discount to members of the military, police and firefighters.

Ernie Harwell returned the phone call Saturday morning. The 91-year-old Washington, Ga., native and Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster revealed on Thursday that he has inoperable bile duct cancer and has been flooded with well wishers ever since.

On Thursday, legendary baseball broadcaster Ernie Harwell revealed to the Detroit Free Press that he has inoperable bile duct cancer.

At 11:30 a.m. Friday morning, Douglas Drummond was in the kitchen of his recently leased home, making coffee when he saw lightning flash and foliage falling from his neighbor's home.

Lydia Brooke Lamar of Washington, Ga., and Bruce Albert Strother, of Thomson, exchanged vows Saturday, June 6, 2009, at 6 p.m. at Union Baptist Church in Thomson.

In April 1865 the Civil War was over for most Americans, including the more than 600,000 soldiers, North and South, who died from wounds or disease.

In April 1865 the Civil War was over for most Americans, including the more than 600,000 soldiers, North and South, who died from wounds or disease.

In April 1865 the Civil War was over for most Americans, including the more than 600,000 soldiers, North and South, who died from wounds or disease.

Peeping through my Venetian blind, I saw two of the Covington girls, Miss Cora and Miss Flora, coming up my walk with fresh figs and phlox for me, bless - em.

Colorado is lagging behind most states in delivering federal stimulus aid to small businesses with emergency financial needs, issuing only six of the 919 loans made so far under a new national program.