Shannon News

Some of Ken Meinhardt II's neighbors didn't know what to expect when they heard a winery was opening down their quiet dirt road.

Christmas has come and gone and now Christmas trees are being taken down. The artificial ones are boxed and stowed away until next year.

Opi's Buck & Duke Saloon owner Mel Funk has announced that it will close. slideshow Bob's Bicycle Shop owner Mike Carver tells customer Bill Moll of Summerville about some biking accessories Wednesday afternoon.

Before the mill in Shannon closed in 2004, it had many different owners and names - Brighton, Burlington, Klopman and Galey and Lord.

From the Rome News-Tribune: It is December 24 in the early 1930s. I feel the excitement of something good about to happen for my mama and daddy have been busy loading up their car all morning.

Rome Mayor Wright Bagby had an interesting idea Tuesday concerning a meeting to get more broad based support for sales tax projects - invite those who usually say no.

Several Athens lawyers are accusing the Athens-Clarke government of violating state law by raising the tax values of thousands of properties this year, despite a statute banning most counties from increasing their estimates of how much someone's land is worth.

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The question of fitness equipment at the North Floyd Park recreation center in Armuchee will be back before the Floyd County Commission on Tuesday.

By SHANNON McCAFFREY Associated Press Writer ATLANTA - Secretary of State Karen Handel on Thursday became the first top elected Republican to call for Glenn Richardson to step down as speaker of the House.

The Shannon Lodge Annual Turkey Shoot will be each Saturday through Dec. 26 from 10 a.m. to noon, weather permitting, at the corner of Old Calhoun Road and West Hermitage Road.

For Immediate Release For more information: Donna L Wise 805.9473 donnalwise@comcast.net Knollwood Elementary Assesses PE Curriculum with Heart Rate Monitors DECATUR, GA - " On Thursday, November 19, 2009, at 1:15pm, fifth graders at Knollwood Elementary School in the Belvedere area of DeKalb County will become one of 18 schools in the DeKalb ...

Here is the arrest report for the Fort Oglethorpe Police Department for Nov. 6-12. Citation statistics Move over law: 1 Loud music: 1 Disorderly conduct: 4 Fire lane violation: 5 Underage consumption: 3 Permitting unlawful operation: 1 Expired tag: 9 Driving unsafe vehicle: 1 Possession of marijuana less than 1 oz: 3 Driving without license: 2 ...

Chick-fil-A joined together with the Mike Stokely Foundation for a Wounded Warrior Benefit Wednesday with the hope the community would turn out to support one of their own.

Through Dec. 5. $20-$37. Wed.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 5 p.m. Actor's Express Theatre, 887 W. Marietta St., Suite J-107. 404-607-7469. www.actors-express.com . LARGE ANIMAL GAMES Through Nov.

From left, bus tour participant Shannon Stackhouse-Flores talks to Early College students Alexis Kelley and Andrea Grable about their health class project.

When I became an organ donor many years ago, I didn't have a particular person in mind.

A prominent Moultrie businessman was found dead at his home Monday morning. A cause of death had not been determined and was under investigation at press time.

Patrick Shannon Hodgson has returned to Athens, the home of many of his distinguished forbears.

The Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority and a group of Shannon residents met Thursday to discuss plans to create a historical display archiving the history of Shag Williams Park.