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“So, I will meet with them on Monday or Tuesday.”

In what McDuffie County Superintendent of Schools Mark Petersen called a "significant paradigm shift of how we educate at-risk students," members of the system's Board of Education voted Thursday night to close ... via The McDuffie Mirror

“There's still some trusting people out there that will stop and pick up a hitch hiker, I don't understand it, the safety factor of it anymore”

An inmate who escaped from a work detail in Effingham County is back behind bars. via WTOC-TV Savannah

A head-on collision near the intersection of Central Road and North Avenue in Thomson last Saturday night injured a woman and a two-year-old child, authorities say. via The McDuffie Mirror

“We've committed a lot of resources to this area. A lot of federal dollars have been committed to this area and so we're asking the city to get behind us as we rebuild.”

Home builders, city leaders and drug awareness advocates are pushing for a safer south Augusta and they're calling on the community to get involved. via WJBF-TV Augusta

A woman is dead and a man has been taken into custody following a fatal shooting at a Dearing home tonight, authorities have said. via The McDuffie Mirror

“Sometimes I stay out until 12, 12:30, 2 in the morning with my friends, revising (papers) and studying”

Story updated at 11:34 PM on Monday, March 17, 2008 Going to college is not a 9-to-5 job, something University of Georgia administrators are beginning to realize. via Athens Banner-Herald

Millions in extra money for local school systems and the Medical College of Georgia expansion are part of a $21.2 billion spending plan that sailed through the House on Thursday. via Augusta Chronicle Online

The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-0 Tornado originated in northern McDuffie County and moved eastward across northern Columbia County Saturday evening. via WRDW-TV Augusta

“We got hit pretty hard. There's no way to know how long the cleanup will take. We are doing all we can to take care of our residents, but it is total chaos right now.”

South Augusta woman is killed in house fire A 53-year-old south Augusta woman died in a house fire Saturday night. via Augusta Chronicle Online

“All I can say at this point is that we have an ongoing criminal investigation in Warren County and that we have recovered approximately a half a million dollars in stolen heavy construction equipment”

An ongoing criminal investigation by agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and deputies with the Warren County Sheriff's Department has led this week to the recovery of more than $500,000 worth of ... via The McDuffie Mirror

An investigation in Warren and Glascock Counties involving the theft of $500,000 worth of construction equipment. via WJBF-TV Augusta

“It will be specially helpful for little kids.”

Heather McDuffie doesn't mind having her weight and height measured at school. For the 14-year-old student, posting the results online is not a big deal either. via Brunswick News

“This new report shows McDuffie Regional Medical Center has an enormous positive impact on our local economy which makes us very proud”

In 2005, McDuffie Regional Medical Center in Thomson generated more than $41 million in revenue for the local economy, according to a recent report by the Georgia Hospital Association, the state's largest ... via The McDuffie Mirror

“Both our vehicles were totaled... Had trees covering both of our vehicles and it's just probably $60,000 or $70,000 worth of damage to the house.”

We take a look back at how far a McDuffie County town has come since a tornado hit. via WJBF-TV Augusta

“Over the next few weeks, Mr. Strong, Mr. Tam, and I will be meeting with our faculty members to gather input and advisement as we plan ahead”

The new Thomson-McDuffie Junior High School building has become quite the landmark with its wing-spread architecture filling the landscape across from the high school. via The McDuffie Mirror

“Tommy was very alert and it paid off in a lot of ways”

It wasn't an ordinary traffic stop. In fact, it was nothing like what Georgia State Patrol Trooper Tommy Crafton had ever encountered before during his 18 years on the job. via The McDuffie Mirror

A motorist was killed this morning after his car slammed into a tree and burst into flames on Fort Creek Road in McDuffie County. via The McDuffie Mirror

“A lot of these people don't realize they have public transportation out there in their back yards”

Third woman in fatal wreck dies in hospital The third victim of a deadly wreck that occurred Sunday near Metter, Ga. via Augusta Chronicle Online

“Using technology in the classroom improves the educational process because they have no trouble paying attention, it teaches them to follow directions, and it teaches logic and problem-solving skills”

This was no field trip. This was a "wow." One Dearing Elementary School teacher and four of her students took a trip to the state capitol last week to present in a poster session style event for legislators and ... via The McDuffie Mirror

“Let's celebrate them through participation in our Georgia book. We need community participation in this.”

The McDuffie Museum needs help from local citizens for the Smithsonian Institute's Exhibit, "Key Ingredients," which will be in Thomson the beginning of 2009. via The McDuffie Mirror