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Children will get a chance to be a part of history next week at the Youth Museum in Marietta.

The names of 18 candidates will be on the ballot when Bryan County voters head to the polls July 15 to cast their ballots in the Georgia General Primary Election.

Parents can peruse the textbooks and curriculum materials that publishers have submitted for consideration and share their opinions during the review at 50 Hope Hollow Road, Loganville.

Voters in Bryan County will head to the polls between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. July 15 to cast their ballots for the Georgia General Primary Election.

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.

The names of nine Tift County men who died in battle are among the 1,400 listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin said Saturday she opposes the idea of Buckhead, the city's most affluent community, breaking off and becoming its own city, saying it would go against diversity efforts of the ...

The Enon Grove Community Association, a citizen group that's fighting a power plant proposed near the Heard-Coweta line, met Thursday night to re-galvanize, and did so with the backing of four of Heard County's ...

Washington - - Mayor Shirley Franklin told a Senate committee Thursday that Atlanta taxpayers and utility customers are reaching their limits in paying to fix the city's "severely neglected infrastructure." ...

Drought spreads to S. Ga., conditions may worsen After some improvements, hot, dry weather will cause water levels to dip.

The only change resulting from these modifications involves exemptions for new landscaping.

Athens law firm Timmons, Warnes and Anderson temporarily has relocated to 298 E. Washington St.

“Hopefully, the capital market will improve a bit.”

It has been six months since Atlanta Beltline officials announced they had reached an agreement to buy a 4 1/2-mile segment of the Beltline in northeast Atlanta from Gwinnett County developer Wayne Mason, but ... via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Story updated at 7:28 PM on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Art Display 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Five Points Deli, Epps Bridge Parkway Five Points Deli is currently hosting the artwork of Anita Sharpe's students at Westminster ... via Athens Banner-Herald

“It appears our children are not being taught RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, and ACCOUNTABILITY. I have grandchildren who will receive a copy of this.”

Last week, I told you about Teenage Years 101, a presentation that Columbia County Chief Magistrate Judge Wade Padgett delivers to teens and adults about the legal, moral and societal issues facing young people ... via The Augusta Chronicle

Leadership must show courage, for city's future I live in the downtown area. I moved here from Dallas, Texas, in 1996 and never saw this type of aggressive panhandling in Dallas. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“My love and devotion to the elderly has no end”

The recent Heroes, Saints and Legends gala at the Piedmont Driving Club honored folks who represent all three categories. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Two people died during rush hour Monday morning in a head-on collision in Cobb County. via MyFOX Atlanta

Story updated at 8:17 PM on Monday, April 21, 2008 Brown Bag Lunch 12:15 p.m., Athens-Clarke County Library Pack a lunch and enjoy a presentation on "Benjamin Franklin: 13 Virtues for the 21st Century," a ... via Athens Banner-Herald

Area runners dominated several categories of the ING Georgia Half Marathon in Atlanta. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution