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More than a dozen people are facing charges after a roundup of drug suspects last week.

The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents : Arrest: On June 9, deputy Michael Free responded to an alarm at Madison County Hardware in Danielsville.

Story updated at 12:00 AM on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 BODY:Computers are everywhere on the University of Georgia campus today, but just 50 years ago, UGA's first computer department consisted of two workers and ...

A Berrien County man convicted of attempting to entice a child for indecent purposes and attempted child molestation, after he was caught on Dateline NBC's To Catch a Predator, via the Internet, has filed a ...

Bobby Kelly of west Bibb County works to clear an oak tree Wednesday morning from the front yard of a family friend near the intersection of Bloomfield Road and Log Cabin Drive in Macon.

“It's representative government at its best”

At least 50 people who live in the area and who have opposed the rezoning since 2006 were present at the meeting, which was held in the courtroom of the Charles Kent Administrative Building. via Tifton Gazette

Charles Johnston, the suspect in the Doctors Hospital shooting, has been released from The Medical Center and charged with multiple offenses, including three counts of murder and four counts of aggravated ... via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

By TIM CHITWOOD, LILY GORDON and SARA PAUFF - lgordon@ledger-enquirer.com, spauff@ledger-enquirer.com -- Shannon Szwarc A GBI agent lays a marker down over a shell casing from gunfire exchange that occurred ... via Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

“This is a major incident for her and we are going to recommend based on our policy that she seeks counseling”

First deputy shot at likely will cope 'for the rest of her life' BY LILY GORGON AND SARA PAUFF - lgordon@ledger-enquirer.com , spauff@ledger-enquirer.com -- Photo by Robin Trimarchi/Ledger-Enquirer Columbus ... via Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Armed with guns in his pockets and a three-year-old grudge against a nurse he only knew by first name, a former substitute teacher set out for a west Georgia hospital to find the man who treated his late ... via MyFOX Atlanta

Authorities have released the names of 2 people who were shot and killed at a west Georgia hospital by a man who apparently carried a grudge against his late mother's treatment at the hospital. via WALB-TV Albany

“Judges have tough jobs. They have to make tough decisions.”

The last of three men caught in the Harris County 'To Catch a Predator' sting who wanted a trial was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison.

The hearing for Robert Gerald White, 33, came more than a month after his conviction by a Dalton, Ga., jury on charges of attempted child molestation and attempted statutory rape. He sat quietly as Harris County Superior Court Judge Frank Jordan Jr. announced the seven-year prison sentence, followed by 13 years on probation -- a contrast from the shouting and loud noises coming from White as he waited in a holding cell. Read more

“It was not one person. It was many of us working together.”

No action taken on restructuring finance office BOC member says Fortson handling Nash's responsibilities, needs some relief BY ZACH MITCHAM Three Madison County commissioners say county clerk Morris Fortson ... via Jackson Herald

A Whitfield County jury this morning found a Crawford man involved in a "To Catch a Predator" sting guilty of criminal attempt to commit child molestation and criminal attempt to commit statutory rape ... via Dalton Daily Citizen

“I understand this being on the agenda, but you could have put it under 'Morris Fortson' instead of 'Commissioner Youngblood,'”

Reimbursement granted to tax commissioner BY ZACH MITCHAM Tax commissioner Louise Watson was granted a reimbursement of $391 Monday night for paying an employee for a week of work out of her own pocket. via Jackson Herald

Clean-shaven and dressed in a blue sport coat with a burgundy sweater, Robert Gerald White looked different in court Monday in Whitfield County than he did when he appeared on NBC's popular "To Catch A ... via Dalton Daily Citizen

“He's charged with criminal attempt child molestation and criminal attempt statutory rape”

Man accused of driving to Fortson house for sex with someone he thought was underage after online chats Robert Gerald White, the last of three men caught in the July 2006 "To Catch a Predator" net who wants a ... via Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Toshmon Stevens has been as solid as any Florida State commitment. But this weekend's official visit for the Crescent City defensive end is important for himself and his family. via Tallahassee.com

“There is the chairman's office, the clerk's office and the deputy clerk's office and somebody needs to be in one of those offices all the time”

Taking duties from Fortson? Three commissioners want to relieve county clerk of much of his financial responsibilities BY MARGIE RICHARDS At least three commissioners want to restructure the county's finance ... via Jackson Herald