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It would be for some in Atlanta: The race is between City Councilwoman Mary Norwood, who is white, and former state Sen.

A hearing was postponed for a 47-year-old south Georgia man charged with attacking an Army reservist outside a Cracker Barrel in Morrow.

Atlantans are just one day away from electing a new mayor, and the candidates in the hotly contested race are rallying voters to cast ballots in Tuesday's runoff election.

The latest unemployment numbers for counties are a mixed bag, with some counties showing an increase in joblessness while others saw falling unemployment.

During deer hunting season, many hunters aim to bring home dinner. But some choose to help feed others through the Georgia Hunters for the Hungry Program.

Just a few weeks ago, Atlanta looked ready to elect its first white mayor in a generation.

The Fifth Committee this morning made recommendations to the General Assembly on the final administrative liquidation budget of the recently-terminated United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia .

Each year, city officials from around the state participate in a charitable cause that pulls them out of their usual territories to the nearest state hospital with gifts in hand.

As the holidays approach each year, we prepare for family visits, big feasts, gift exchanges and begin to reflect on the past year.

Federal agents are looking for a man they think has robbed several banks along Interstate 95 in Georgia in South Carolina and may be traveling north.

Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman tells WSB radio that 35-year-old Mario Navarro and 31-year-old Esmeralda Elias have been charged with reckless conduct.

Let me say how very well and tactfully my fellow GA bloggers and peers handled the "issue" of Glenn Richardson in this podcast.

The zest with which Georgia schools test the church-state divide never fails to stun me.

Sen. Saxby Chambliss is leading a Georgia congressional delegation that's visiting Afghanistan, and he says the U.S. must increase it troop strength there.

State Environmental Protection Division officials are expected to consider next week whether to impose penalties on the University of Georgia for polluting Tanyard Creek, which runs through the campus.

Looking for employment this holiday season? The federal government may have a job for you.

Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt has announced that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo initial treatment in January.

Georgia's biggest county court system has elected a new chief judge. Cynthia D. Wright will succeed Doris Downs and become the next chief judge of the Fulton County Superior Court in May.

Georgia spends less in its juvenile-justice system per child than comparable states, according to a recent state audit.

Georgia Power says Gov. Sonny Perdue has been asked to remove the dirt dredged from near his vacation home and dumped into Lake Jackson last month.

When you put your family in the car this Thanksgiving, ita s every parenta s duty to tell them about the Facts of Life.. . Take a deep breath and count to three: ONE: Nationwide last year, 40-percent of all traffic crash victims killed during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period were NOT wearing their safetybelts.

Even in a robust economy, few companies volunteer to be taxed, but the three insurers that administer the state's Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids programs are willing.

Keeping convicted sex offenders from getting into trouble over the Internet once they're released can be a difficult task, but Georgia's Department of Corrections is using technology to help.

Gov. Sonny Perdue has set a Jan. 5 special election for two vacant sets in the state Legislature.

An animal rights organization says the use of a live bulldog mascot contributes to the breed's health problems and wants the University of Georgia to consider an alternative.

For the 46th year in its history, Georgia Farm Bureau members will travel to Jekyll Island for the organization's annual meeting Dec.

The wife of former Ashland Daily Tidings Editor Andrew Scot Bolsinger pleaded not guilty Monday to fraud and theft charges related to the pair's alleged swindling of investors of more than $200,000 through a string of failed downtown Ashland businesses they co-owned while he was the editor.

A former University of Georgia student has posted bail on charges he held a Clemson University student against his will at a local fraternity and beat him.

Contractors for the Georgia Department of Transportation will perform major reconstruction of Interstate 75 at different locations between Exit 37/Adel-Old Quitman Road and the Crisp/Dooly County line.

Dr. Craig McDaniel, president of Georgia Northwestern Technical College , has named Anthony Gallman as cosmetology instructor; Larry Jarrett as aviation maintenance instructor; Lura Sheppard as GED chief examiner; Lee Ann Williams as practical nursing instructor and Denise Wittman as medical business administrative technology instructor.

Traffic enforcement efforts will be stepped up during the 102-hour Thanksgiving holiday period that begins Wednesday and lasts through the weekend.

A riding lawn mower may have four wheels, a powerful engine and can cost as much as a used car.

The group met for second time Monday while it tries to develop an alternative plan to using the lake.

Back in July, Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen warned that his fellow Democratsa health proposals would not only come with a trillion-dollar federal price tag.

The National Weather Service has issued a Dense Fog Advisory for parts of middle Georgia through 7AM Thursday morning.

Georgia Department of Human Resources, with whom North Georgia Community Action Inc.

Researchers recently found an insect in north Georgia that has never before been reported in the Western Hemisphere -- and its arrival could be both a blessing and a curse.

Water is a finite resource. It is critical to our environment, our quality of life and our economic success.

Students at Dalton State College will pay an extra $50 fee starting in the spring semester to help cover funding cuts to the college.

The Georgia Court of Appeals has upheld a Hall County judge's decision to throw out a lawsuit against a special-needs school where a 13-year-old boy hanged himself in a "time-out" room.

Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond says people figure he has the toughest job in Georgia, but he disagrees.

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The date for a special election to fill the State Senate District 22 seat and the House District 122 seat has been set for January 5, 2010.

University of Georgia police have taken out warrants charging a former UGA student in connection with a complaint by a Clemson University student that he was beaten at a fraternity house.

A The 2010 Miss Georgia USA and Miss Georgia Teen USA were crowned Saturday at Cartersville's Woodland Performing Arts Center.

The Georgia Department of Labor reported today that the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 10.2 percent in October, up one-tenth of a percentage point from a revised 10.1 percent in September.

ATLANTA a ' Medical student Joseph Pate just completed a surgical rotation that he'd volunteered for in Savannah, and now he can't wait for more at sites outside of the Medical College of Georgia's Augusta base.

REV. AL SHARPTON AND NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK TO LEAD AN EMERGENCY DAY OF OUTRAGE AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE ON NOVEMBER 23, 2009 AT 2:00 P.M. IN ATLANTA, GA WHO: National Action Network, along with families and victims of gun violence and concerned Atlanta citizens are taking a stand against youth violence.

The new attorney handling Georgia's appeal in the long-running legal battle with Alabama and Florida over water rights will be paid $855 an hour.

A state official says Georgia's largest mental hospital will stop admitting new patients.

Tiffany King describes herself as a "fifth-year senior" at the University of Georgia who isn't in a hurry to finish college.

Georgia second baseman Chance Veazey is paralyzed from the waist down and undergoing rehabilitation in Atlanta.

Atlanta Latino , News Report, Judith Martinez, Translated by Elena Shore, Posted: Nov 18, 2009 ATLANTA -- Without knowing exactly how the 287 program works, Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway officially announced on Monday, Nov.

With a deep spirit of gratitude and respect, Northwest Georgia Bank recognizes and honors employees and directors, their family members and all veterans who served or are serving in the U.S. military, here and abroad, wartime or peacetime.

Attorney General Thurbert Baker is getting some high-profile help in his bid to become Georgia's first black governor.

University of Georgia police are investigating a visiting student's claim that he was held captive and beaten in the basement of a fraternity house.

When Vicki Stewart read a best-selling book written by her longtime friend Haywood Smith, she was fuming.

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On December 2, at 11:00 a.m. a long awaited event will take place at the home site of Byron Herbert Reece, Georgia's Appalachian Poet/Novelist as designated by the Georgia General Assembly.

ATLANTA a ' Georgia's top fire official is urging churches to bolster security after two metro Atlanta churches were set on fire.

A coalition of immigrant rights groups plans to hold a vigil, rally and "funeral procession" to draw attention to what it says are violations at a south Georgia immigration detention center.

Water and sewer infrastructure projects in seven Georgia communities will receive help from $5.7 million in loans.

On Monday, November 9, 2009, many years of work by the members of the Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association and many others culminated in the signing of a certification agreement between the National Park Service and the Cedartown City Commission.

In the tradition of connecting national leaders with our state's business community, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that former governor, best-selling author and number one rated weekend television host Mike Huckabee will be the featured speaker at the Annual Meeting Dinner on January 11, 2010.

Law enforcement agencies in three Georgia counties are set to receive new technology to identify and deport illegal immigrants who are considered dangerous criminals.

University of Georgia police are looking into a visiting student's claim he was held captive at a fraternity house after getting into a fight in an Athens bar.

Two aerospace companies plan to add jobs in Georgia, Gov. Sonny Perdue said Monday at the Dubai Air Show.

Four Barbour County residents remain held behind bars after Georgia authorities charged them over the weekend with using a gun and baseball bat to rob four men from Dothan and Florida.

Athens-Clarke police say they made 23 underage drinking arrests during and after the Georgia-Auburn football game.

A Georgia-based Army cook who's also a single mother faces possible criminal charges after she refused to deploy to Afghanistan, saying she had no family members able to care for her 10-month-old son.

DUBAI, U.A.E Governor Sonny Perdue announced from the Dubai Airshow today that Wamar International, Inc., will expand its Georgia operations, creating 100 jobs over the next three years and 300 jobs over the next 10 years.

In a stunning development for gay media, Window Media has suddenly shut its doors.

Check with 13WMAZ and 13wmaz.com for the latest developments on Hurricane Ida and how they impact Central Georgia.

Georgia's senators are bracing for a contentious debate on health-care reform and are dubious of Majority Leader Harry Reid's efforts as he prepares to unveil the Senate's version of health-care reform legislation, possibly as early as this week.

Conflicting state laws that regulate property taxes are costing McIntosh County dearly, Chief Appraiser John Barnes told the County Commission last week.

An analysis suggests recipients of federal stimulus dollars have overstated the number of jobs created or saved in Georgia.

After all the hullabaloo during the last session of the General Assembly concerning Georgia Power "pre-billing" customers for new power facilities, they are now claiming that passage of SB 31 has allowed them to save 1.5 billion dollars in the construction of two new reactors at Plant Vogtle .

Highway safety authorities in Georgia are making a push to get motorists to buckle up in hopes of reducing the number of fatalities over the Thanksgiving travel period.

STEVEN H. BALLARD, 53, of McDonough, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr.

Following stops in Kuwait and Iraq, Gov. Haley Barbour has traveled to Afghanistan to visit with Mississippi National Guardsmen who are serving in the war there.

Less on-campus parking will be available for the Nov. 14 University of Georgia football game due to problems caused by the recent wave of inclement weather.

" Down on Prince Street, shrimp boats tied up at the docks form a backdrop that would cause an artist to salivate and reach for his canvas and brush.

"The Promised Land"- Oldest Black Owned Civil War Plantation fights to rename its first community school

Thomas Livsey, 79, says the brand new school, expected to open next school year, should reflect the heritage of the "Promised Land" community.

Georgia Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson says he's suffered from depression in recent years and at one point tried to commit suicide.

Georgia has 500 companies in the aviation industry, and Gov. Sonny Perdue is heading to Dubai hoping to land a few more.

In a sea of negative economic numbers, one stood out in the state revenue report Gov.

Georgia U.S. Rep. John Barrow is taking heat for his vote against the Democratic health care plan in the House.

Rusty LaRue owes his new job as an assistant coach at Wake Forest to Lute Olsen's decision to retire at Arizona.

The State Bar of Georgia routinely will run advertisements on television across Georgia extolling the virtues of their organization or some other message which they perceive as being meaningful as part of their "Cornerstones of Freedom" public advertising campaign.

Richmond County Sheriff's deputies shot and killed a man while responding to a call about a domestic dispute.

AP This image provided by NOAA taken at 6:31 a.m. EST Thursday Nov. 12, 2009 shows the remnants of tropical 1 hr 3 mins ago RICHMOND, Va.

State labor officials reports the number of jobless applying for unemployment rose in October, but was lower than it was a year ago.

Prosecutors say a Georgia man was defending himself and his wife when he shot and killed a 24-year-old Cherokee County man on his property.

Business leader Jack Bandy will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday, Nov. 17, meeting of the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society.

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Governor Sonny Perdue and the Governor's Office of Workforce Development today announced the second annual Work Ready Awards, which recognized and honored the partners, businesses and individuals who have supported Georgia Work Ready and made it a success.

ROMULUS BACIAN, 40, and MARIUS ENACHE CSAPAY, 45, both of Romania, pleaded guilty today to their roles in a conspiracy to steal ATM/debit card account information from hundreds of Washington Mutual customers using "skimming" equipment they illegally affixed to ATMs around the metro Atlanta area.

A North Georgia Career Expo and Job Fair is set for Thursday, Nov. 19, state Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said Tuesday.

Federal authorities say they've cracked a sophisticated computer hacking ring that stole more than $9 million within 12 hours last November, securing indictments against eight people from Russia, Estonia and Moldova.

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is in Iraq visiting with troops there. Perdue was one of four governors who made the trip and said Tuesday that the morale of the forces there is high.

Jekyll Island, GA - Criticism of the deal negotiated by the Jekyll Island Authority (JIA) board with upscale developer Linger Longer Communities is growing among the field of candidates for Governor of Georgia. Democrat candidate General David Poythress and Republican candidate State Senator Jeff Chapman—who first drew public attention to the troubled JIA-Linger Longer partnership—have been joined by candidates Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine (R) and State Representative DuBose Porter (D) in objecting to what is now being called a sweetheart deal for a politically-connected developer, the Reynolds Capital Group. The main sticking points for the four candidates are the multi-million dollar financial incentives being handed out to Linger Longer to build on prime oceanfront property owned by the State; the JIA’s willingness to settle for just 1 percent of revenue generated by Linger Longer’s time-share and condo sales; the State being stuck with a $50 million bond debt to cover the infrastructure costs for Linger Longer’s Jekyll town center project; and Linger Longer being granted a monopoly for Jekyll development projects over the next 25 years. Since Georgia’s Governor has the power to reappoint Authority boards and to exercise a line item veto on budget matters, the election of any one of these four candidates could prove to be problematic for the JIA and its private partner, Linger Longer. Photo attached: Mindy Egan, Candidate John Oxendine, David Egan discuss Jekyll’s future. Photo credit, Joe Underwood II. For more information: David and Mindy Egan, Co-Directors, Email: degan@igc.org; Phone: 912/635-2167

That old adage "No rest for the weary" could have been coined with Mark and Barbara Van Art in mind.

For years, the location of this city's needle exchange program, in a nondescript strip mall close to highways and bus lines, was seen as a major asset.

As the runoff for Atlanta mayor gears up, state Sen. Kasim Reed is getting a plug from another Democrat whose race went into extra innings.

Beginning next year, patients at Georgia's mental hospitals and inmates in the state's prisons will no longer be able to light up.

Georgia has secured historic low interest rates on the sale of new state bonds. Gov. Sonny Perdue said the cheap rates saved the state $35 million for fiscal year 2010, which began in July.

Georgia's top court has upheld the conviction of a man charged with shooting a 19-year-old Savannah debutante to death during a Christmas Eve mugging.

Comedian Katt Williams was in custody at a Georgia jail. A deputy at the Coweta County jail would not release the charges against Williams but confirmed he was being held there.

"He is not a radical. He is a diplomat." That, Clarence Carr says, makes Edward DuBose an "effective leader." Both Carr and DuBose represent Georgia on the National Board of the NAACP.

Polling places across the peach state will be open for general municipal elections.

With just a little more than one year to go, there are some interesting election law trivia that have suddenly become relevant.

Senior Healthcare Consultants , DBA, owned by RJR Insurance Services, Inc., one of the largest captive-distribution senior insurance marketing firms in the Nation, announces its officers & distribution managers for the 4th Quarter 2009 and 1st Quarter 2010.

As you may know, recent hail and wind storms caused damages to many homes in Georgia. However, some homeowners feel that their homes were not affected by these storms.

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Construction worker Jack Smith operates a high-lift Thursday inside the Georgia Theatre in Athens.

Georgia is open for business and will remain that way as long as we don't raise taxes.

Hunters are generous people. This fact is best showcased in the continued support of the Georgia Hunters for the Hungry program, through which sportsmen and women can donate deer at specific drop-off locations and the meat is processed and donated to Food Banks in the state.

More than a decade ago, Georgia officials developed a plan for deepening the Savannah shipping channel and, for all these years, prepared for growth according to it.

Far from being superficial, black hair and its care goes well beyond the multibillion-dollar industry it has become and is deeply rooted in African-American identity and culture.

In the movie, "Good Hair", Chris Rock visits barbershops in Harlem, salons in Beverly Hills as well as the extravagant Bronner Bros. Hair Show in Atlanta, where stylists wield their shears in intense hair battles.

In the documentary Rock even goes as far as India, which is where the hair from many weaves worn by African-American women actually comes from.

While the movie focuses on the relationship African-Americans have with their hair, dissatisfaction with appearance is an issue that faces broader society. "We live in this crazy world. It's not just weaves, it's boob jobs and Botox and nose jobs," Rock explains.

The movie has a sense of seriousness, but doesn't lose its humor. "It plays as funny as any movie I've ever done," Rock says. "I mean if you just sat there and listened for laughs, it's big bang laughs." However, Mr. Rock's movie falls short of providing alternatives to the situation pertaining to black hair care. One thing that he acknowledges is that today's hair salons are well entrenched in the black community.

As a matter of fact, "Barbershops and beauty salons are perhaps second only to black churches as institutions in the community," said Ingrid Banks, an associate professor of Black Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara. Foo Hair Design is such a temple for seeking a good haircare institution in metro Atlanta, Georgia.

The name of this exclusive salon stands for....FAMILY. OWNED. OPERATED. Over four years ago, Shannon Davis along with her husband Anderson Davis decided to start a high quality hair salon that would treat all their clients not only as celebrities, but family, as well.Today, the Stone Mountain, Ga. hair salon is as solid as the mountain that sits outside its doors.

The FBI is asking for the public's help in finding a bank robber investigators have dubbed the "Granddad Bandit." The man, who is believed to be between 50 and 60 years old, is wanted for a string of holdups in at least seven states, including Georgia, dating back to April.

Polk County will be providing the Christmas tree for the Governora s house for the second year in a row.

EDWARD WILLIAM FARLEY, 47, of Hoschton, Georgia, today pleaded guilty in federal district court to committing a mortgage fraud, a real estate investment "Ponzi" scam involving over 150 victims, a check-kiting scheme and a bankruptcy fraud.

A former attorney has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for a real estate investment fraud scheme that took in a dozen victims in Georgia, Florida and Tennessee.

STEVEN H. BALLARD, 53, of McDonough, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr.

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation has placed Dorchester Academy in Liberty County on its list of most endangered places in the state.

Two of the organization's goals are to provide a cage-free, no-kill shelter for rescued animals where they can experience the best care in a loving environment until they are adopted, and to find permanent, loving, homes for its rescued animals.

True to that goal, Furkids recently sent one of its homeless animals to a loving, permanent home. This animal is really special: Millie, a 12 to14-year-old brown tabby cat, was the shelters longest resident, having lived with Furkids since 2003....

Organizers of unique call-and-ride bus services designed to transport folks in remote areas say budget cuts could hobble Georgia's expanding rural transit network, just as job losses increase the number of rural residents needing cheap transportation.

A federal court has denied the appeal of a Georgia death row inmate who argued he received ineffective counsel at his trial.

Four Jackson County timber truck drivers face federal wire fraud charges in a multimillion-dollar kickback scheme that cost a Rome cardboard mill $4.8 million.

Come to Cartersville in November to see Georgia's representatives crowned for the 2010 Miss USAA and Miss Teen USAA .

Gwinnett County Parks & Recreation's Pinckneyville Park Community Recreation Center is sponsoring a free exhibit of two-dimensional work of the Elizabeth Bame titled 'Quiet Impressions' and three-dimensional work of Carlos Almaguer titled 'Force of Nature.' Many of Elizabeth Bame's paintings were inspired from her trips to Europe, as well as the ...

An 11-year-old boy is dead after he accidentally shot himself in the head during a hunting trip in north Georgia.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has partnered with several construction organizations to support a struck by accident "safety stand down" on Wednesday, Nov.

Zarqurous Lequis Sanders, 25 of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today to 137 months' imprisonment for his role in a conspiracy to commit numerous bank robberies in Virginia and several other states.

Nine Georgia men were indicted by a federal grand jury on Monday for allegedly being part of a $5 million scheme to sell phantom deliveries of timber to a major timber company.

The National Insurance Crime Bureau and the National Equipment Register reported last month that more than13,500 pieces of heavy equipment were stolen in 2008 and of that number the top five states represented 43 percent of the thefts.

The city's voters could choose a new mayor and make history despite an expected low voter turnout.

Kia Motors says it will reopen the application process for production and maintenance jobs at its new assembly plant in West Point.

Georgia's top court approved a decision by a trial judge to throw out a confession by a murder suspect who says he was coerced by authorities after his arrest in North Carolina.

Nine men have been arraigned on federal fraud charges accusing them of tricking a Rome paper mill into paying $4.8 million for ``phantom loads'' of timber.

On Oct. 30, the Ricketts family were announced as the new owners of the Cubs, buying the team, Wrigley Field and a share in Comcast SportsNet Chicago for $845 million from the Tribune Co, according to MLB.com...

You are no different than anyone else. If you don't curb your sweet tooth this holiday season....by January you will be six to nine pounds heavier than you are today.

Already a father of two in 2006, Martez Fitzpatrick figured supporting a third child wouldn't much strain his budget.

After the second wettest October across parts of the state, Georgia will get a break from the rain.

Sen. George Hooks this week was reappointed to the OneGeorgia Authority Overview Committee by Lt.

Even if Congress passes a health care reform bill that includes a public option, Georgians may not be able to take advantage of it.

A year after delaying scheduled ambulance replacements to cut costs, Fayette County is now looking to replace all four public ambulances during the same calender year.

The newly completed Kia Motors plant in West Point is open for business. Production began at 7:30 a.m. Friday on the first road-ready crossover vehicle.

You would think people would be fired up about the congressional races on tap for next year, considering that Republicans will be trying to reverse their election losses of 2006 and 2008 while Democrats will be trying to protect their majority status.

We have had a very successful rollout of our Wheego Whip Low-Speed Vehicle ; our national dealer network has ordered over 200 cars in the past 45 days.