Butler News

You've probably passed the Gainesville exit on I-985, headed to Lake Lanier or the mountains and wondered: What's over there? Turns out, there's plenty.

Augusta State teams up with Georgia Tech! By Trent Butler tbutler@nbcaugusta.com Story Published: Aug 8, 2008 at 5:45 PM EDT Story Updated: Aug 8, 2008 at 9:13 PM EDT Augusta State University made a major ...

Walking inside the home of Ward Edwards in Butler, you might think you're in a political election museum.

Decatur County may be closer to getting a leash law to protect citizens and property from dogs that present a nuisance or danger after two visitors at Tuesday's Board of Commissioners meeting drew interest to ...

After a decade of willful neglect, a federal civil rights lawsuit may be the best hope yet that state officials will finally secure the health and safety of patients in Georgia's mental health system.

Ken Butler is an artist/musician who made a big name for himself by constructing playable but playful instruments cobbled together from household and tool-shed objects.

“Unpack your bags. Settle down. We need you in Washington. Sugar prices need tending.”

Story updated at 11:17 PM on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 Golly, Johnny, are you serious? We kept hearing the rumors, but we never quite believed them. via Athens Banner-Herald

“But we may still be getting reports later on”

A statewide band of thunderstorms that crawled across Georgia this morning lost some of its oomph as it dipped into the midstate. via The Macon Telegraph

The National Weather Service has concluded tornadoes touched down in five counties as a long-lived supercell thunderstorm moved through Sunday night between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

The storm spawned tornadoes as it tracked through Stewart, Chattahoochee, Marion, Taylor and Crawford counties and generated hurricane-force winds in Bibb and Jones counties.

In Crawford County, an EF1 twister touched down at about 6:20 p.m. five miles southwest of Roberta near Walker Chapel Road and tracked northeast crossing U.S. 341 and lifting near Salem Church Road about four miles northeast of Roberta. The damage path was about eight miles long and destroyed nine structures and damaged three others, according to the preliminary storm report from the National Weather Service. Authorities in Crawford County report eight injuries due to the storm. Read more

“They were placed in temporary skin.”

Fourteen patients are in critical condition, two now are in serious, but stable condition at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, Georgia following the Imperial Sugar refinery explosion. via WTOC-TV Savannah

As severe storms raked across Central Georgia Sunday evening, Crawford County was hardest hit once again.

Nearly a year after tornadoes caused extensive damage March 1st, Crawford County Sheriff Kerry Dunaway reports 8 people were hurt including two critically injured when a suspected tornado damaged a dozen buildings and destroyed 9 near Walker Chapel Road.

Damage has also been reported on Moncrief Road, U.S. 341, Salem Church Road, Felton Road and March Drive.

Tornado warnings were posted in Crawford County beginning at 6:13 p.m. Sunday and the sheriff's office began receiving damage reports at about 6:45 p.m. Read more

“Mostly roofs blown off, some windows blown in, a lot of trees down”

Last Update: 2/18/2008 4:47:36 PM Author: Evan Pinsonnault "It's a miracle... a miracle closet." That's how Butler native Jimmy Rammage described his hiding place during Sunday night's severe storms. via 13WMAZ-TV

“There have probably been local extinctions”

BUTLER, Ga. - The first day of February, John Jensen peered into the murk of a pond that was recently nothing but a mud flat. via The Baltimore Sun

“This is third year we've done this, and the last two years were a huge success”

Athens jam band Perpetual Groove may be doing more than any single organization outside the Savannah Music Festival to give Savannah's music scene a good shot in the arm. via SavannahNow

“Always do your best at whatever you take on.”

Each week during the school year the Houston Peach spotlights a Teacher of the Year at one of the 43 public schools in Houston and Peach counties. via The Macon Telegraph

Jenny, left, Zoey, center, and Joey Dyer high-five after exercising on the beach at Tybee Island. via SavannahNow

“The reason that we're here is to celebrate and remember and think about all those who have gone before us and made the way”

Roughly 100 people -- black, white, old and young -- gathered at the corner of E.E. Butler Parkway and Washington Street early Monday afternoon to honor the memory and dream of Martin Luther King Jr. via The Times

“We know that we're still a strong player for Kodak. ... But we also are excited about trying to get new business and bringing on new customers.”

THE SALEM NEWS PEABODY, Mass. - It's a digital world and Eastman Gelatine Corp. is trying to find its place in it. via Union-Recorder

“LOVE - God's Original Promise.”

News and special events at Savannah-area houses of worship Send items two weeks before an event to elisa.preston@savannahnow.com or fax to Faith Matters , 525-0796. Notices must be typed and include the name ... via SavannahNow

“If we don't keep telling the story and keep marching, our young people won't know the history”

Art, essay contest aim to get youth more involved Newtown Florist Club events honor King Art and essay contest Ages 6 to 9: art contest, $200 prize. via The Times