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  1. Atlanta-area CoursesRead the original story

    3 min ago | The Sand Trap

    In addition to Hilton Head, we will also be staying in the Atlanta area for a few days.

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  2. Judge's order halts Fulton elephant bullhook banRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Palm Beach Post

    A Fulton Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order Monday that could prevent the county from enforcing animal control laws in the city of Atlanta, according to a Fulton County commissioner.

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  3. Ga. man claims he was insane in preschool shootingRead the original story

    17 min ago | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

    The victim was a Harvard-educated businessman who was shot to death minutes after he dropped his son off at a suburban Atlanta day care center.

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  4. Atlanta mayor, Deal welcome Southwest to AtlantaRead the original story

    33 min ago | Athens Banner-Herald

    Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal joined other elected officials in welcoming Southwest Airlines to Atlanta's airport.

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  5. F.I.N.D. Unit interstate stop nets 27 pounds of potRead the original story

    37 min ago | Douglas County Sentinel

    ... p.m. "The F.I.N.D. Unit was parked in the median of the interstate," he said. "Mr. Gonzalez was traveling toward Atlanta. (The) officer pulled out, paralleled him, then got in behind him, blue-lighted him, pulled him over. There was a conversation. ...

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  6. City students ask governor to make education a priorityRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Post-gazette.com

    ... t battle won't directly affect Tia, since next fall she will join the physical therapy program at Spelman College in Atlanta. But she has a brother who is 7 and a sister who is 5, and they are why she is spending her Valentine's Day in Harrisburg.

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  7. Slideshow: Southwest lands in AtlantaRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Business Journal

    12. Click the photo on the right for a slideshow of its first day of service in Atlanta.

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  8. Editorial: Georgia won' solve its water problems in TennesseeRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Athens Banner-Herald

    ... As recently as last month, Georgia House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, said in an interview with an Atlanta radio station that "Tennessee needs to evaluate the strength of our case on the disputed boundary," and went on to issue the thinly ...

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  9. Ala., Fla. ask U.S. Supremes to hear water dispute with GeorgiaRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Business Journal

    ... courts in overturning a 2009 decision by a federal judge that had threatened to cut off Lake Lanier as metro Atlanta's primary water source. The Atlanta-based appellate court ruled last summer that U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson was wrong when he ...

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  10. Alabama Appeals Water War RulingRead the original story w/Photo

    2 hrs ago | GPB.org

    In its filing, Alabama said an appeals court was wrong when it found a mid-century law permits Atlanta to tap Lake Lanier for drinking water.

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  11. Cops: 62-year-old bipolar woman missingRead the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    Atlanta police are looking for a 62-year-old woman last seen at Grady Memorial Hospital, authorities said Monday night.

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  12. Atlantans remember Whitney HoustonRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... R&B artist Kandi Burruss, who co-wrote "Tell Me No," a song from Houston's 2002 "Just Whitney" album, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via email Saturday night. Houston, 48, was discovered in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub Saturday, the day ...

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  13. Southwest's Atlanta entry sweetened with $150K of LUV grants to nonprofitsRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Business Journal

    in Atlanta on Sunday, the company's executives announced a "LUV Grants for Good" program on Monday where Georgia nonprofits would be able to apply for grants. Gary Kelly , CEO of Dallas-based Southwest (NYSE: LUV), gave a "sneak peak" of the ...

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  14. My All Too Brief Experience With Walkupy May DayRead the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | Fire Dog Lake

    ... of the group recovering from various lengths of the Walkupy march from New York to Washington, DC, and then on to Atlanta), and packing and repacking the backpack to get everything in and have the load well distributed. The morning of February 11, a ...

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  15. Latest report from the front in the Water WarRead the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | WGST-AM Atlanta

    Alabama has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court a ruling that supported metro Atlanta's right to take water from a disputed reservoir that serves as the main water source for roughly 3 million people.

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  16. Your Weekend in UGA TennisRead the original story w/Photo

    5 hrs ago | Dawg Sports

    ... tomorrow, 14 February, with a date against rival Georgia Tech to avenge last year's 4-3 loss to the Jackets in Atlanta, the first such loss since 1988. If you're in the Classic City, cheer on the Bulldogs at the Dan Magill Tennis Center. The match ...

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  17. Florida, Alabama face off with Georgia over water supplyRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Tampa Bay Online

    CARROLLTON, Ga. - Alabama and Florida asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to decide a long-running feud with Georgia over how much water metro Atlanta can take from a reservoir that provides local drinking water for the sprawling city while also fueling a river system that supports wildlife and jobs in three states.

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  18. Ala. appeals water ruling to US Supreme CourtRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | The Times

    Alabama has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court a ruling that supported metro Atlanta's right to take water from Lake Lanier, which serves as the main water source for roughly 3 million people.

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  19. Armadillos can be deterredRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... drainage. Compost is used to increase drainage AND enrich the soil. Q: I'm from Canada and have recently moved to Atlanta. How do I tell if I have Bermuda or fescue grass? We're desperate to have a nice lawn in a very nice neighborhood. We're not in ...

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  20. Black women make history tooRead the original story w/Photo

    7 hrs ago | East Texas Review

    ... and advocacy, Coretta Scott King founded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta. It's a memorial to the work they shared, and it houses the nation's largest archive from the civil rights movement - an archive that ...

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