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Teaching Kids How to Study for Tests is Key to Classroom Success
And The U.S. Department of Education reveals that while most students make steady progress during the school year, they tend to fall behind during the summer months.
CUMMING, Ga. (AP) Police say a 17-year-old boy drowned in Lake Lanier while wading with friends.
Police said the teen, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of his family, slipped at a drop-off where the depth of the water went down to 15 feet.
Fire officials urge safe, responsible fireworks use
"This year, we are strongly advising residents not to use fireworks at home and instead leave fireworks displays to the professionals." Bowman noted that for local professional fireworks displays, Fire ...
Old-world charm on display at the Pear Tree
There's a bit of the old world to be found in the relatively new Vickery Village, a retail and restaurant district adjacent to a residential development in Cumming.
Bear hit in Cumming came from Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Shane Mullins and his brother, Mark, were driving along Canton Highway just before 11 a.m. Friday when they noticed something unusual lying in the middle of the road - a female black bear.
Massage For The Cure Day Only A Month Away
On Monday, July 28, all 18 Greater Atlanta-area Massage Envy clinics will provide free 1-hour therapeutic massage sessions to any man or woman to benefit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Atlanta ...
E-Brands to debut new Timpano Chophouse in Atlanta
Brands Restaurants LLC unveiled plans for a new Timpano Chophouse & Martini Bar in suburban Atlanta, the company announced Wednesday.
First EyeSite(TM) Kiosk Debuts at Georgia Wal-Mart
When more than 6,000 north Georgians took a simple vision test using EyeSite , a breakthrough self-service vision screening kiosk, inside a Wal-Mart store in Cumming, GA earlier this spring, the results showed ...
Child's Escape Plan Works for Stroller Thief
On June 13, a Wal-Mart loss prevention officer stopped a female at the exit of the store because she was attempting to walk out with a stroller that she did not purchase.
Retailers closing stores in Atlanta
Friedman’s in Tucker: The jewelry chain, which operated 455 stores, began a court-ordered bankruptcy liquidation sale on April 5. View Larger The slumping economy, high fuel prices and the housing crisis ...
Who's stealing the bronze vases from a Forsyth County cemetery? Authorities say nearly 60 vases have been taken from the Sawnee View Gardens cemetery.
Thirsty lake will probably get thirstier
Lanier is 14 feet below full and is expected to drop another half-foot by the end of next week.
Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola and Children's Miracle Network
Join Wal-Mart in supporting this great cause by donating today, whether it's stopping by a store to buy a Miracle Balloon for $1 or donating online at https://foundation.choa.org/CMN/donate.asp ! Your Gift ...
Lt. Governor wants Corps to "put Georgia first"
Lt. Governor Casey Cagle addressed Georgia's ongoing water crisis as he spoke to a full crowd at the Forsyth County Conservative Forum in the old public school in Cumming.
Drop An LS Motor Into Anything
One Georgia shop aims to help you put GM's flexible LS-series engine into any GM car built since 1955.
Statesboro Goody's store to stay open; company files for Chapter 11
Goody's Family Clothing Inc., announced it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will close 69 stores and an Arkansas distribution center.
Northeast Georgia manhunt ends in foiled burglary
Authorities say a seven-hour manhunt for four suspects in a burglary attempt at a clothing store in Dawson County has ended.
Goody's files for bankruptcy; Gainesville store to close
Goody's Family Clothing announced Monday that it has filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of ...
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Vance Smith 'resigns' as floor leader
Perdue names replacement; Smith to focus on committee BY CHUCK WILLIAMS - chwilliams@ledger-enquirer.com -- Ten days ago, Gov.