High-Shoals News

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Watkinsville Mayor still on target with commentary at most recent meeting I do not agree with every word or utterance out of the mouth of Watkinsville Mayor Jim Luken.

“I'm in a hurry. I really need to go.”

Story updated at 7:38 PM on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 The Oconee County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents : Arrest: On May 2, deputy Laura Teet was dispatched to Wal-Mart, where security had a woman ... via Athens Banner-Herald

Wilson Chaffin, center, a 96-year-old resident at Portico Place in High Shoals, leads a morning exercise class for the other residents, including Lois Chambers, left, and Julia Kelly. via Athens Banner-Herald

Story updated at 11:06 PM on Sunday, April 20, 2008 An Atlanta woman died in a single-vehicle crash on Georgia Highway 316 early Saturday morning, according to the Athens post of the Georgia State Patrol. via Athens Banner-Herald

“I think there was an agreement that before we advance to satellite campuses that we need to utilize all of the clinical capacity that is available in the community where the medical school is located”

A nearly 200-year-old teaching relationship between University Hospital and the Medical College of Georgia is back on after a brief hiatus. via The Augusta Chronicle

“The System's tuition strategy supports the board's strategic plan, which calls for us to maintain affordability and access to public higher education”

The price of college will go up 8 percent for freshmen entering the state's four-year universities under a plan approved Tuesday by the Board of Regents. via Augusta Chronicle

“If I had to name a favorite poet, I'd say T.S. Eliot - he's what I call a literary disc jockey. You hear sounds and see pictures from all over the place in his work.”

Story updated at 6:19 PM on Saturday, April 19, 2008 Darrell Kinsey is not exactly a fan of poetry, but that didn't keep him from creating a book of poems. via Athens Banner-Herald

At a lecture in Athens more than five years ago I was introduced to a beautiful woman with whom I had in common a river. via The Coastal Courier

“You just can't find a more memorable gift for your brother than a dog that can produce the worst gas in the world!”

Before they signed books for fans at the Kroger on North Decatur Road in Decatur Tuesday night, Buzz had an opportunity to discuss spaghetti casserole, "homemade" haircuts and BB guns with Jamie and Bobby Deen. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“We received information that the guy was actually living in Madison County ”

The FBI says a suspect known as the Crown Royal Bandit is no longer robbing banks. via WXIA-TV Atlanta

Horticulture businesses start up 'Green' chapter A group of horticulture industry professionals from Northeast Georgia have formed the first localized chapter of the nonprofit Georgia Green Industry ... via Athens Banner-Herald

Charlotte Atkins, editor of the Rome-News Tribune, became president of the Georgia Associated Press News Council on Saturday. via Athens Banner-Herald

Georgia Democrats have quietly assembled a group of five military veterans including three fresh out of Iraq to challenge Republican congressmen from around the state in November's elections. via WDUN-AM Gainesville

Over the next 10 days, the 32nd annual Atlanta Film Festival will screen more than 160 full-length features, documentaries and film shorts. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

With a record crowd of 4,609 at the 24-year-old ballpark, Murton went 4-for-5 and hit a two-run homer in the eighth to help Georgia Tech beat Georgia 9-4. ``It was incredible to have this many people here,'' ... via WDUN-AM Gainesville

“I don't have any ill will against the mayor or the council, you know. They were doing what they were supposed to do.”

Former Arcade police chief Dennis Bell has been cleared of accusations he had fixed traffic tickets. via Athens Banner-Herald

A quarry owner is in the hospital after being thrown through the windshield of a crane and falling nearly 80 feet into an Oglethorpe County quarry. via Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

More than 10 million gallons of putrid grease and water sit untouched at a shuttered waste recycling plant as the cleanup process for the facility remains mired in red tape. via Fulton County Daily Report

“What is it people need to learn about Western culture? What are the big questions about the meaning of life? What's right and wrong? That's why it's important.”

Story updated at 11:18 PM on Monday, April 7, 2008 Professors are beginning to protest revamped course requirements that critics say could cut jobs and leave graduates without the broad education teachers say ... via Athens Banner-Herald

A former teacher has been charged with operating an Internet ring where members traded child pornography. via WTVM