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Jonesboro News

Local news for Jonesboro, GA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

30 min ago | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

I'm innocent, says man held in daughter's death

A Pakistani man accused of killing his daughter five days after she filed for divorce to end her arranged marriage wept in court Tuesday, telling a Clayton County magistrate he is innocent.

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Related Topix: Clayton County, GA, Pakistan, Asia, World News

Tue Jul 08, 2008

WJBF-TV Augusta

Clayton County, GA Arranged Marriage Leads To Murder

An arranged marriage led to murder. That's what investigators in Clayton County, Georgia are saying.

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Related Topix: Atlanta Metro, Federal Prisons, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Clayton County, GA

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Chicago Tribune

'Honor killing' alleged in Ga.

JONESBORO, Ga. - Twenty-five-year-old Sandeela Kanwal was not happy with the marriage her father had arranged for her.

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Related Topix: Clayton County, GA, Federal Prisons, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Wedding

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Police: Daughter Slain After Rejecting Marriage

Police in Clayton County, Ga., said a daughter's refusal to stay in an arranged marriage led to her death and resulted in her father's arrest.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Man shot to death just after coming to Jonesboro

An Alabama man who came to Georgia on Sunday for a job was shot to death in his cousin's yard the same afternoon, Clayton County police said.

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Related Topix: Clayton County, GA

Sun Jul 06, 2008

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Police: Arranged marriage led father to kill daughter

A Clayton County man faces murder charges in the strangling death of his 25-year-old daughter early Sunday over her desire to end an arranged marriage.

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Related Topix: Clayton County, GA

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Metro Briefs: Clayton will require uniforms

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 07/02/08 All Clayton County elementary and some middle school students will have to wear uniforms when they return to classes next month.

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Related Topix: Clayton County, GA, Morrow, GA, Lovejoy, GA, Rex, GA, Cobb County, GA

Wed Jul 02, 2008

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Clayton says yes to uniforms for elementaries, 9 middle schools

All Clayton County elementary and some middle school students will have to wear uniforms when they return to classes next month.

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Related Topix: Clayton County, GA, Morrow, GA, Lovejoy, GA, Rex, GA, Education Etc.

Mon Jun 30, 2008

WALB-TV Albany

Lt. Myra Kay Lee

Lt. Myra Kay Lee, passed away Monday June 23 2008, in Hawaii, at her house, due to a heart attack.

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Related Topix: Tucker, GA, Albany Metro, Albany, GA, Macon Metro, Macon, GA

Thu Jun 26, 2008

International Herald Tribune

Homeless pets crowd American shelters as families hit hard times

ATLANTA : "Desperate Pets!" read the headline of an online classified ad posted from Lee County, Florida, which is ranked first in the nation in home foreclosures.

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Related Topix: Carroll County, GA, Kingston, GA, McDonough, GA

Wed Jun 25, 2008

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Home invaders make off with Land Rover, plasma TV

Two armed men roused three roommates from sleep early Tuesday morning, tying them up and forcing them into a closet while they ransacked their Jonesboro home, police said.

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Related Topix: Clayton County, GA

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

97 days to play: Day 29

There are only 97 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day. So little time, so much out there to do.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Atlanta Metro, Atlanta, GA

Sat Jun 21, 2008

WALB-TV Albany

Former police officer gets life sentence

More News Headlines New DUI law in Georgia In less than two weeks Georgia's DUI laws will get stricter.

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Related Topix: Stockbridge, GA, Clayton County, GA

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Clayton candidates under close watch

Kenny Ruffin has seen restaurants flee Clayton County and companies look elsewhere to relocate.

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Related Topix: Atlanta Metro, Riverdale, GA, Clayton County, GA, Fayetteville, GA

Tue Jun 17, 2008

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Racine restarts search for top schools exec

The Racine Unified School District is on the hunt for a superintendent - ' again.

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Related Topix: Greensboro, GA, Education Etc.

Sun Jun 15, 2008

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Teen to be tried as juvenile in murder case

A judge in Jonesboro has ruled that a 17-year-old charged with murdering another teen will be not be tried as an adult because prosecutors let the case languish.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Clayton County, GA

Fri Jun 13, 2008

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

'Colbert' booking gives Barr exposure

Bob Barr's two-day swing through an overcast Big Apple last week could very well have been the most important 48 hours of his long-shot, Libertarian Party bid to win the U.S. presidency.

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Related Topix: Clayton County, GA, US Politics, US News, Ron Paul

Wed Jun 11, 2008

Athens Banner-Herald

Father says teacher son remorseful for threats on student

JONESBORO, Ga. - The father of a high school science teacher who allegedly threatened to rip a student's eyeballs out, has apologized for his son's actions, saying he was stressed out and "between a rock and a ...

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Mon Jun 09, 2008

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Student wants to see if Obama can help Clayton schools

Seventeen-year-old Joshua Penny wants to tell Barack Obama about his fears of receiving a worthless high school diploma.

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Related Topix: Smyrna, GA, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Education Etc., Clayton County, GA, 2008 Presidential Election

Sat Jun 07, 2008

Education Week

A Local Feud Proves Toxic

Emotions run high at a packed Clayton County school board meeting March 3 in light of a regional accrediting group's threat to pull the district's credential.

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Jonesboro, Georgia is located in Clayton County and is part of the Atlanta Metro Area. Zip codes in Jonesboro include 30238, 30237, and 30236.

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