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Gone With The Wind Has Nothing On The Granite Sentinel !
The Granite Sentinel ( www.thegranitesentinel.com ) If you think "Gone With The Wind" depicted life before and during the Civil War in the south,was a treasured romantic novel, you must get your hands on this book Now !This historical fiction revolves around the Jernigan Family. The Jernigans are fictional citizens of modest means, living in the shadow Stone Mountain in Georgia. The family migrated from South Carolina, bringing several slaves with them in the 1840s to begin farming. This story is primarily about the little hamlet of Stone Mountain, Georgia, which originally was incorporated as New Gibraltar in 1839.The story encompasses the years before, during and immediately after the Civil War as experienced by this family and their loved ones, bringing to life the history of this period. The Jernigan's have twins, a boy and a girl. The son, Norman goes to Georgia Military Institute in Marietta and room with Paul Turner Goldsmith. Paul Goldsmith is buried in the Stone Mountain cemetery and actually attended GMI during the Civil War. The GMI cadets became State Militia during the war and were the last organized unit to turn in their arms at the end of the war this side of the Mississippi.. Polly the twin sister of Norman elopes with Legare Hill and runs off to Savannah. Legare is the son of Congressman Joshua Hill in real life. Polly was suppose to marry her next door neighbor, but she and Legare fell in love at first sight. The Hill's are from Madison. When Legare turns 17 years old he musters into the Confederate Army in Savannah in real life. (Kinda strange that I had them elope to Savannah not knowing this where he was to enlist.) About the Author:Dr. Coletti has been a leader of men from the start. He attended Georgia Military College, after graduating from High School and Junior College with the rank of Cadet Lieutenant Colonel with honors. Though he is a very prominate man in Georgia. He has infinent knowledge of the Civil War, and the awesome ability to write from an average Stone Mountain citizen perspective... Comment?
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... 23, 1954, he married Nancy Horton in Lapeer. She survives along with one daughter, Lynn M. (Michael) Miller of Buckhead, Ga.; one son, Cary (Christie) Coulter of Middlebury; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Nona ... Comment?
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... on Sept. 8, 2008, denied the defendants' petition for certiorari. In the novel, five red hat-wearing, middle-aged Buckhead, Ga., women plot revenge against the philandering husband of one of the members of the group. Stewart, who grew up with Smith ... Comment?
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Turnip Truck helps keep local cuisine local
... Newborn. He delivers to restaurants including Cakes & Ale and Watershed in Decatur, Holeman & Finch Public House in Buckhead and Woodfire Grill in Midtown. And yes, this time of year he does deliver turnips - standard purple-topped, snow-white ... Comment?
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Best-Selling Novel Defamed Woman, Jury Finds
... on Sept. 8, 2008, denied the defendants' petition for certiorari. In the novel, five red hat-wearing, middle-aged Buckhead, Ga., women plot revenge against the philandering husband of one of the members of the group. Stewart, who grew up with Smith ... Comment?
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Baby Found In Trash; Tiger Woods Requests Privacy; New Beer Banned In GA
An autopsy will be scheduled on a newborn baby's body, found at a Buckhead apartment complex this morning. Comment?
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Newborn Found Dead In Dumpster
This morning Atlanta police found the body of a newborn infant inside a dumpster at a Buckhead apartment complex. 7 comments
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Newborn Found Buried in Buckhead
... The mother led Atlanta police to where she buried the child near the St. Lucia apartments, along Moros go Court in Buckhead. The mother claims the child was stillborn. "It's too early in the investigation to tell. We don't know if this is going to ... Comment?
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Ethos 360 Sponsors The Ritz Group
Portland, OR, November 11, 2009 -- -- Ethos 360 is the new sponsor of The Ritz Group's investor events at the Ritz Carlton in Buckhead, Georgia, an event that brings together entrepreneurs and investors from all over the country. Comment?
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Intruder recognized as classmate
... the SEC? Mark Bradley takes a look at where the team would place. Private Quarters This 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath home in Buckhead has a contemporary-lofty feel with its large windows. Bedbugs won't bite Have you tossed and turned all night from insomnia? ... Comment?
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... investors a pulse on today's global economy. Workers use Caterpillar equipment as they work on a parking lot in Buckhead, Ga. The Motley Fool says keeping an eye on industrial stocks is a good way to measure the health of the global economy. Chris ... Comment?
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List of troubled Georgia banks grows
... capital on hand to cover potential losses. Bank Location 3rd quarter score RockBridge Commercial Bank Atlanta 1144% Buckhead Community Bank Atlanta 711% McIntosh Commercial Bank Carrollton 592% First National Bank of Georgia Carrollton 480% Century ... Comment?
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List of troubled Georgia banks grows again
... than capital on hand to cover potential losses. Bank Location 3rd quarter RockBridge Commercial Bank Atlanta 1144% Buckhead Community Bank Atlanta 711% McIntosh Commercial Bank Carrollton 592% First National Bank of Georgia Carrollton 480% Century ... Comment?
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Waitress Sues Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat Over Club Assault
... In 2000, Da Brat was charged with beating another woman with a gun during a dispute in the V.I.P. section of a Buckhead, Georgia night club. In that assault, which required her victim to receive six stitches, Da Brat was sentenced to 80 hours of ... Comment?
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Piedmont Hospital's transplant services opens satellite clinic in Dalton
... Piedmont Hospital is a 481-bed acute tertiary care facility located on 26 acres in the North Atlanta community of Buckhead offering all major medical, surgical and diagnostic services. Piedmont is a member of Piedmont Healthcare (PHC), a ... Comment?
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Hair Force: Barber strives to provide an upscale experience
... men. He also visited other upscale barbershops in the country, including The Executive and Grooming Lounge, both in Buckhead, Ga. Mike Gilman, the owner of Grooming Lounge, has his own line of grooming products that are now sold in The Oval Office. ... Comment?
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GA chiropractors accused in $11M insurance fraud
... chiropractic adjustments. Prosecutors say Sokol owned and operated "WellnessOne" chiropractic clinics in Marietta, Buckhead, Duluth, Vinings, and other locations in metro Atlanta. Weisberg was a partner in WellnessOne of Marietta. The couple ... 1 comment
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Roy's restaurant in Atlanta closes
One of Roy's restaurants on the Mainland has closed. Roy's Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine , an upscale Polynesian-style restaurant in Buckhead, Ga., which is outside Atlanta, closed Saturday. Comment?
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Hirsh Real Estate Group Launches a New Buckhead Real Estate Website
- The Hirsh Real Estate Group launched a new Buckhead real estate website, this month. Although there are a plethora of Atlanta real estate websites on the web, this new one: BuckheadGaRealEstate.com, is a cut above the rest. The new site features ... Comment?
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Da Brat Putting On Talent Show In Prison
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... with a gun in 2000. She and the unnamed woman got into an argument about getting VIP seating at a nightclub in Buckhead, Georgia leading to a physical altercation. The woman was taken to the hospital and received six stitches in her head. Brat ... Comment?
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