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Friday Jul 3 | WJBF-TV Augusta

July 4th Parade And Fireworks Show to Be Held In Washington, GA

Washington, Georgia invites everyone to come there this weekend for their annual July 4th Parade and Fireworks Show.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Mass Transit

Georgia May get Reprieve

Thanks to discord in Washington, Georgia may get a reprieve for more than $80 million in federal earmarks that it won years ago for commuter rail.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

American Prospect Online

Four Ways States Could Squander the Stimulus

Implementation of Obama's stimulus bill is largely in the hands of the state governments.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

The McDuffie Mirror

Families fill free archery class at Sweetwater Park

Hunter Harrison doesn't normally spend a great deal of time shooting targets with his bow and arrows.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

WAGT

Officers blow up explosive device in Wilkes County

Crews in Wilkes County were busy with an explosive situation Wednesday. The bomb squad detonated an explosive device at a home on Church Street in Tignall.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

Clover Herald

Georgian officials in US warn of Russian buildup

Georgia's defense minister is warning about Russia's military buildup as he meets with Obama administration officials in Washington this week.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

WAGT

Washington, Ga. woman accused of embezzling more than $40,000

A former Washington Police Department secretary is accused of embezzling more than $40,000. Tammy Land is charged with theft by taking.

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Wed Jun 03, 2009

WAGT

Washington Police Department secretary accused of stealing thousands

Washington, Ga.- A secretary with Washington Police is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the department.

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PR-inside.com

Americas News at 0500 GMT

PLANE FERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil _ An airplane seat, a fuel slick and pieces of white debris scattered over three miles of open ocean mark the site in the mid-Atlantic where Air France Flight 447 with 228 people on board plunged to its doom, Brazil's defense minister says.

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Wed May 27, 2009

Augusta Chronicle

Cuts affect nearby state parks

A series of steep budget cuts announced today for Georgia state parks and historic sites will affect several popular areas in the east Georgia region that includes Augusta.

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Sat May 23, 2009

Athens Banner-Herald

Funerals today

Barnes, Mary Jane, 61, of Washington, D.C., formerly of Winder; 2 p.m. at Bush Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, interment in the church cemetery; Eberhart & Son Mortuary, Winder, has charge of arrangements.

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Tue May 19, 2009

Kitsap Sun

State Board Backs 'Salish Sea' Name

Washington state could soon have a new official name for the inland waterway that includes Puget Sound in Washington, Georgia Strait in British Columbia, Canada, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which separates the two countries.

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Fri May 08, 2009

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

National Day of Prayer set for Thursday

Metro Atlantans do it in showers, cars, gardens and churches. They pray when they get up or go to bed and in between, and favorite places are as varied as each person's day.

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Wed May 06, 2009

PanArmenian Network

Nalbandian and Bent discussed Millennium Challenge Programs

The parties discussed implementation of 'Millennium Challenges' Programs in Armenia.

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Mon May 04, 2009

Athens Banner-Herald

Wilkes group may start SAR chapter

An organizational meeting to create a Sons of the American Revolution chapter in the city of Washington will be held at 7 p.m. May 11 in the Mary Willis Library, 204 E. Liberty St., Washington.

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Sun Apr 26, 2009

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Fire

* Firefighters responded to an emergency medical services call at 9:41 a.m. April 22 at 25 E. Washington and assisted police or other governmental agency at 8:46 p.m. * Firefighters responded to a call dispatched and canceled en route at 7:55 a.m. April 23 at South Capitol and East Court streets; a forest, woods or wildland fire at 1:25 p.m. at ...

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Fri Apr 24, 2009

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Jury: Buyer of llamas not due a refund

Jurors in a Forsyth County courtroom know all about llama drama. For five days this week, they heard testimony in a breach-of-contract lawsuit over the sale of two llamas by Kenneth and Katherine Smiley, owners of the well-known llama farm, Dixie Doodle, in Cumming.

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Tue Apr 21, 2009

PR-inside.com

Lifetime Residents Reveal 100+ Years of Southern United States History

Washington, GA - Do you want to know what everyday life was like in the rural American South at the turn of the 20th century? Can you imagine life before automobiles, paved streets and town curfews? Now is your chance to hear first hand accounts of life lived in a bygone era with the recently produced documentary A Narrative of Wilkes County, ...

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Fri Apr 17, 2009

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Antebeullum homes in Washington, Ga.

Washington's town square is home to an art gallery, shops, restaurants and a hotel.

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Wed Apr 15, 2009

ATV Rider

Maxxis General GNCC ATVs On Versus This Saturday

The Maxxis General GNCC ATV race on Racer TV will debut on Saturday, April 18, 2009 on the Versus Network at 2:30 p.m. EST.

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