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• After heated exchange city council to ask outside ag...

  16 hrs ago | via Douglas County Sentinel 

  Douglasville City Council members voted Thursday to ask local and state law enforcement agencies to consider investigating an accident Mayor Harvey Persons had with his city-owned vehicle on Valentine's Day that cost the city $10,000. Councilwoman Lashun Burr Danley was the only person to abstain, with the remaining councilmen voting in favor of ... (more)

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• Around the Region: Goth Teens Charged in Mill Fire, ...

  Yesterday | via Patch.com 

  Mill Fire Allegedly Caused by Huffing Goth Teens - Douglasville Patch Jeromie Hand, 17 of Douglasville, and Adrian Bond, 18 of Shelbyville, TN, have been arrested and charged with arson and several other charges in connection with the burning of theA General Western Cotton Mill A on May 12,A Douglas County Sheriff A Phil Miller said in a press ... (more)

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• Bond Denied to 3 Arson Suspects

  Yesterday | via Patch.com 

  Chief Magistrate Judge Susan Camp denied bond to three of the four men accused of being involved with the General Western Cotton Mill fire on May 12, according to wsbtv.com . According to the report, bond has been denied to the three men charged with arson: Jeromie Hand, 17, of Douglasville, Terry Carringer 18 of Hiram and Adrian Bond, 18 of ... (more)

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• Suspects in mill fire arson appear in court

  Yesterday | via Douglas County Sentinel 

  Four men accused of setting fire to the historic General Western Cotton Mill on Bankhead Highway made their first appearance before a Douglas County judge Wednesday morning.

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• Some council members mull idea of hiring attorney to probe mayor's wreck

  Yesterday | via Douglas County Sentinel 

  The Douglasville City Council has called a special meeting for 7:30 p.m. tonight to consider adopting a resolution regarding an accident Mayor Harvey Persons had with his city-owned vehicle on Valentine's Day that cost the city $10,000. The resolution would provide for the hiring of an attorney to investigate the accident. 8 comments

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• Regional Roundup: Poultry Facility Catches Fire, Tee...

  Wednesday | via Patch.com 

  Memorial Day Fire Results in Moderate Damage -- Barrow Patch Barrow County Emergency Services responded to a call reporting smoke at the Harrison Poultry facility in Bethlehem at 1:52 p.m. on Memorial Day.

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• Facebook tip leads to arrests in mill fire

  Wednesday | via WTVM 

  Mitt Romney has won the Republican presidential nomination after years of fighting, though his triumph was partially overshadowed by Donald Trump.

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• Bond denied for 3 of 4 charged in historic mill fire

  Wednesday | via Palm Beach Post 

  Saying they were a danger to society, a Douglas County magistrate judge Wednesday denied bond for three of four suspects arrested in connection with the fire earlier this month that destroyed a historic mill in Douglasville, Channel 2 Action News reported.

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• Goth Teens Charged in Mill Fire, Woman Finds Burglar...

  Wednesday | via Patch.com 

  A Mill Fire Allegedly Caused by Huffing Goth Teens - Douglasville Patch Jeromie Hand, 17 of Douglasville, and Adrian Bond, 18 of Shelbyville, TN, have been arrested and charged with arson and several other charges in connection with the burning of theA General Western Cotton Mill A on May 12,A Douglas County Sheriff A Phil Miller said in a press ... (more)

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• Facebook tip leads to arrests in Douglasville mill fire

  Wednesday | via Athens Banner-Herald 

  Authorities say a Facebook tip and an incriminating video led them to four suspects after an arson fire at a historic cotton mill in Douglasville.

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• Teens arrested in Douglas County mill fire

  Wednesday | via MyFoxAtlanta 

  Three teenagers are under arrest in the fire at a Douglas County cotton mill. The ATF was called to the scene to investigate after the massive fire tore down an old Douglas County cotton mill on May 12.

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• ALERT: Miller anticipates arrests in mill fire

  Tuesday | via Douglas County Sentinel 

  Douglas County Sheriff Phil Miller said early Tuesday morning that he plans to announce the arrest of four individuals in connection with the fire that destroyed a historic Douglasville mill.

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• Social media tip leads to four suspects in mill fire

  Tuesday | via Douglas County Sentinel 

  At a Tuesday press conference Sheriff Phil Miller, above, announced the arrests of suspects suspected of starting the blaze at the old mill site on Bankhead Highway.

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• Police: Men huffing burned historic mill

  Tuesday | via WSB-TV 

  A tip from a Facebook user led investigators to four young men now charged in connection with a fire that destroyed a historic mill in Douglas County.

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• 4 Face Arson Charges In Mill Fire

  Tuesday May 29 | via Patch.com 

  Jeromie Hand, 17 of Douglasville, and Adrian Bond, 18 of Shelbyville, TN, have been arrested and charged with arson and several other charges in connection with the burning of the General Western Cotton Mill on May 12, Douglas County Sheriff Phil Miller said in a press conference this afternoon.

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• Hiram Teen, Others To Face Arson Charges

  Tuesday May 29 | via Patch.com 

  A Hiram teen is slated to be arrested and charged in connection with the May 12 burning of the General Western Cotton Mill in Douglasville.

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• 4 charged in fire that burned historic mill

  Tuesday May 29 | via Palm Beach Post 

  A Facebook tip and an incriminating video helped lead to the arrest of four young men in connection with an arson fire earlier this month that destroyed a historic mill in Douglasville, authorities said.

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• Officers exposed to chemicals during mobile meth bust

  Friday May 25 | via WTVM 

  The Georgia Bureau of Investigations has confirmed that a Taylor County girl was taken from her adoptive parents after neighbors say she was forced to live in a chicken coop for months.

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• Douglasville man arrested on drug warrants from 2006

  Jun 9, 2011 | via CBS Atlanta 

  Police in Paulding County arrested a man during the weekend on outstanding warrants issued by the Special Investigations Division and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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• Man wanted in knifepoint hotel robbery in Douglasville

  Jun 9, 2011 | via CBS Atlanta 

  A man about 5'8" and 150 pounds walked into the Royal Inn and Suites at 8366 Duralee Ln.

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