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Nov 11, 2007 | LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

Manage lakes more equitably

In a meeting Thursday with representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Rep. via LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

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Related Topix: US News, Lynn Westmoreland, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Mica, Troup County, GA, Opinion

Fri Nov 09, 2007

The Observer

Lamb, Goat Show produces many winners

Colquitt County 4-H and FFA students exhibited 34 goats and lambs in the 2007 Colquitt County Market Lamb and Goat Show held Thursday at the Colquitt County Livestock exhibition barn. via The Observer

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Related Topix: Colquitt County, GA, Harris County, GA

Wed Nov 07, 2007

Times-Herald

Kia should stimulate growth near Grantville

“The developers say that there will be potentially $150 million worth of investment there and up to 1,000 jobs at build-out”

The new Kia plant at West Point should stimulate growth on the south end of Coweta County, say local economic development officials. via Times-Herald

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Related Topix: Grantville, GA, Coweta County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Troup County, GA

Mon Nov 05, 2007

LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

Cities plan water cut, contest EPD requirement

“That 5.1 million that would have to be made up by the customers just to get back down to the EPD's baseline number.”

West Point, LaGrange: Growth may skew numbers Troup County municipalities are weighing how they will meet a state request to trim their water usage by 10 percent starting today. via LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

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Related Topix: Troup County, GA, LaGrange, GA, Hogansville, GA

Sat Nov 03, 2007

LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

West Point voters to fill three council seats

West Point voters will choose three council members Nov. 6 from a field of three incumbents and two challengers. via LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

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Related Topix: Warm Springs, GA, Troup County, GA

Thu Nov 01, 2007

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

30 suspected illegal workers in custody

“Those who couldn't, it was determined that they may be here illegally”

Federal agents arrest crew from National Infantry Museum construction site; now awaiting hearings BY HARRY FRANKLIN - hfranklin@ledger-enquirer.com -- Federal agents converged on the National Infantry Museum ... via Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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Related Topix: Lumpkin, GA, Franklin, GA, Columbus, GA, Immigration Reform

Tue Oct 30, 2007

LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

West Point candidates face off

“We're not going to put the city into any indebtedness we can't pay off.”

The city of West Point was compared Tuesday night to a classic car. "It has good bones and good character, but it's been sitting up and there are some things wrong with it," said mayoral candidate Drew Ferguson ... via LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

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Sun Oct 28, 2007

LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

LaGrange council candidates talk to seniors

“Maybe if we have a problem with our children, it might be our fault”

LaGrange City Council candidates got a chance to share their issues with one of the strongest voting demographics Wednesday. via LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

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Related Topix: Troup County, GA, LaGrange, GA

Fri Oct 26, 2007

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Children at West Point Elementar...

'Historic Buildings of West Point' Children at West Point Elementary School created a book featuring drawings of some of West Point's most important historic buildings, titled "Historic Buildings of West ... via Hampton Roads Daily Press

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Wed Oct 24, 2007

International Herald Tribune

Governor in US state Georgia calls for agencies, utilities to cut water use

“These are the kinds of innovative, creative things we can all do to conserve.”

WEST POINT, Georgia : Governor Sonny Perdue on Wednesday banned the washing of state vehicles and ordered inmates to take one quick shower a day as part of an effort to reduce water use in the drought-stricken ... via International Herald Tribune

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Related Topix: Georgia, Georgia Government

MyATLtv.com

The New Order: Trim Water Usage

“The minimum flows are not optional. They are built into the law. The situation in the basin is a serious one, but it is not yet a catastrophe. We don't want it to be; and we are working 24-seven to try to resolve it. We think we will.”

"The remains of West Point Lake are a stunning reminder that this drought is devastating not only Metro Atlanta, but the entire state of Georgia," Perdue said, speaking from the shores of West Point Lake in ... via MyATLtv.com

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Related Topix: Troup County, GA, LaGrange, GA

LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

Troup, city buildings, vehicles smoke-free

“We just put up the fence so they wouldn't be seen from the street”

As West Georgia Health System and other area medical offices prepare to go tobacco-free on Nov.15 - a date that coincides with the annual "Great American Smokeout"- the Daily News examining various aspects of ... via LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

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Related Topix: LaGrange, GA, Hogansville, GA

Mon Oct 22, 2007

Atlanta Business Chronicle

Dongwon to create 300 jobs in Meriwether

“As we work with Kia's trusted suppliers, I'm confident that Georgia will continue to benefit from the wave of economic growth sparked by the Kia plant”

Another automotive supplier is opening a plant to serve Kia in Georgia, Gov. Sonny Perdue reported from Seoul while on an economic development mission to Japan and Korea. via Atlanta Business Chronicle

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Related Topix: Meriwether County, GA

Sat Oct 20, 2007

Montgomery Advertiser

Korean company latest Kia supplier

Dongwon Autopart Technology, a Korean automotive supplier, announced Wednesday that it will construct a $30 million manufacturing plant in Georgia to supply parts for the Kia automotive complex under ... via Montgomery Advertiser

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Related Topix: Meriwether County, GA

Thu Oct 18, 2007

Times-Herald

Kia supplier to locate in Meriwether

“The plant should certainly be advantageous for Coweta because it is very close and will provide an industrial base in that area”

Coweta County residents will benefit from the Wednesday victory by Meriwether County to land a supplier to Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Inc. via Times-Herald

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Related Topix: Moreland, GA, Troup County, GA, South Korea, World News, Coweta County, GA, Georgia

Tue Oct 16, 2007

LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

Cities plan political forums

“The West Point Voters League has an established tradition of conducting such forums and the Chamber of Commerce is pleased to join in this effort to really get the information out to the voters”

With elections just three weeks away, political forums are planned Tuesday in West Point and Hogansville. via LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

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Sun Oct 14, 2007

LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

Couple has good view of Kia auto plant site

“I used to throw my hand up at people because you knew them”

Harlon and Eva Langford have a spectacular view of the Kia Motors construction site from their back yard on Warner Road. via LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

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Mon Oct 08, 2007

LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

Cities lose some intakes to low water

“We've seen where the river has been down as low as 1.9 feet, and the city's never lost its water source”

Pipes left high, dry as lake level falls Low water in West Point Lake - and on the Chattahoochee River - is starting to affect local water supplies at the source. via LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

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Related Topix: LaGrange, GA

Sat Oct 06, 2007

LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

West Point ready to demolish another house

“There recently was a rape there”

West Point City Council is set Monday night to approve demolition of another house. via LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

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Wed Oct 03, 2007

LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

Corps seeks volunteers for lake cleanup

“While the water level is so low, access to the shoreline is excellent”

Individuals and groups are being sought to pick up litter along West Point Lake's shoreline this month. via LaGrange Daily News - LaGrange, Georgia

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Related Topix: US News, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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