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  1. Man on the loose after police chase

    Sunday Oct 5 | WDUN-AM Gainesville

    ... a female passenger was taken into custody,' explained Sargent. A Georgia State Patrol Air Unit, patrol troopers and an Alto canine unit assisted Hall County sheriff's deputies, but the driver remains on the loose. The chase was called off around ...

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    Related Topix: Hall County, GA

  2. GUYNNRead the original story

    Sunday Oct 5 | Mt. Airy News

    ... and Emma Guynn of Traverse City, Mich.; one sister, Darlene Rutherford of Mount Airy; and six brothers, Marvin Guynn of Alto, Ga., Freddie Guynn of Lula, Ga., David Guynn, Walter Guynn, Kevin Guynn and Terry Guynn all of Mount Airy. Funeral services ...

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  3. Lucius Benjamin AlewineRead the original story

    Friday Sep 26 | The Toccoa Record

    ... include his children and their spouses, Patsy Alewine Shaw and Billy Shaw of Toccoa; Bobby Alewine and Pat Alewine of Alto; and Elaine Alewine Martin of Toccoa; five brothers and a sister and their spouses, James Alewine of Hartwell, C.B. Alewine ...

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  4. Different folk styles blend together at festivalRead the original story

    Saturday Sep 20 | Athens Banner-Herald

    ... Sundays. "I don't think about anything else but the singing," said Lomax, who still lives in her family's hometown of Alto. Sharing songs of such personal meaning with a group of strangers isn't difficult at all, she said. On the contrary, she said, ...

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    Related Topix: Athens, GA, Athens Metro

  5. Brenda DefoorRead the original story

    Thursday Sep 18 | The Toccoa Record

    ... of Mt. Airy; sisters and brothers-in-law, Carol and the Rev. Ricky McFarlin of Toccoa and Barbie and Tim Blackburn of Alto; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 19, at 2 p.m. at the chapel of McGahee-Griffin & ...

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  6. Puckett-HowellRead the original story

    Saturday Sep 13 | Sun Journal

    ... Miss., brother of the groom. Groomsmen were Tyson Puckett of Grayson, Ga., brother of the bride, Casey Dover of Alto, Ga., Chris Ramirez of Vista, Ca., Daniel Stevens of Havelock, Deryk Whigham of Lucedale, Miss., Mike Rains of New Bern, Joseph Wade ...

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  7. At least 1 incoming GSC freshman already very familiar with the campusRead the original story

    Aug 19, 2008 | WDUN-AM Gainesville

    ... semester. GAINESVILLE - "Twenty-five going on 18" is how incoming Gainesville State College freshman Adonia Martinez of Alto describes herself. Martinez is one of more than 8,000 students who began their fall semester at GSC on Monday. But, even ...

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  8. Bigfoot question continues

    Aug 15, 2008 | Athens Banner-Herald

    Two Georgia men went before a national audience Friday on CNN during a news conference in Palo Alto, Calif., presenting photographs and DNA results on a body of what they claim is a Bigfoot found in the North ...

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    Related Topix: Clayton County, GA

  9. More of this story

    Jul 31, 2008 | Northeast Georgian

    It all happened swiftly. Armed with search warrants, some 20 police officers from Cornelia, Baldwin, Alto and Toccoa fanned out to nine locations in Cornelia Thursday afternoon to confiscate more than 40 video ...

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    Related Topix: Baldwin, GA, Cornelia, GA

  10. Lumite To Buy Propex Plant

    Jul 3, 2008 | Nonwovens Industry

    ... Propex Inc. Lumite is a subsidiary of Greece-based Thrace Plastics Group. The 226,200-square-foot facility, located in Alto, GA, manufactures specialty nonwovens for geotextiles, monofilament filtration fabrics, protective nets and recreational ...

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    Related Topix: Gainesville, GA

  11. 1977 Pontiac Trans Am - Goldenrod Go-Getter

    Jul 1, 2008 | High Performance Pontiac

    ... This T/A was really a factory freak! I needed to know more. After meeting up with owners Chris and Jessica Sullens, of Alto, Georgia, a few more details came to light. Chris related that the 76,000-mile T/A was special-ordered just as I saw it and ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Trans Am, Pontiac, Pontiac Trans Am

  12. 12-Year-Old Murder Suspect Appears In CourtRead the original story

    Jun 26, 2008 | WJBF-TV Augusta

    ... so God would help us all in the outcome." Although the child's mother will be released from the Lee State Prison, in Alto, Georgia, she does have outstanding warrants in Richmond County. The county has agreed to give her time so she can take care of ...

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    Related Topix: Augusta, GA, Richmond County, GA

  13. continue to conserve waterRead the original story

    Jun 25, 2008 | Jackson Herald

    Mayor urges citizens of Alto to continue to conserve water BY SHARON HOGAN Alto Mayor Audrey Turner expressed her concern over water use in the city at the monthly council meeting on Tuesday, June 10.

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    Related Topix: Baldwin, GA, Habersham County, GA

  14. Geocaching makes - I Spy' high-techRead the original story

    Jun 23, 2008 | The Times

    ... ecent geocache contained a request to be taken to "exotic places," Hogan said she took it from Texas to Jaemor Farms in Alto. Since then, she said, other geocachers have followed in her footsteps. By now, "it's been all over Georgia," Hogan said.

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  15. Baha'i faith picnic celebrates diversity in community

    Jun 8, 2008 | The Times

    ... all the races and cultures together in fellowship and having good eats and having fun," Hendrix said. Hendrix, an Alto resident, said the followers of the relatively new 164-year-old faith rejoice in the diversity of humanity and the unity of ...

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    Related Topix: Hall County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Religion, Bahai

  16. obituariesRead the original story

    May 29, 2008 | Jackson Herald

    ... stated. Survivors include his wife, Angela Donnette Brown, Commerce; sons and daughters-in-law, Josh and Tiffany Brown, Alto, Nicholas and Kristy Sorrow, Pendergrass; daughter and son-in-law, Nicole and Chad Bridges, Danielsville; sister and ...

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  17. obituariesRead the original story

    May 28, 2008 | Jackson Herald

    ... stated. Survivors include his wife, Angela Donnette Brown, Commerce; sons and daughters-in-law, Josh and Tiffany Brown, Alto, Nicholas and Kristy Sorrow, Pendergrass; daughter and son-in-law, Nicole and Chad Bridges, Danielsville; sister and ...

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  18. Ivan KrstiRead the original story

    May 14, 2008 | ZDNet

    ... offers services in the following cities: California: Fremont, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Sunnyvale and Palo Alto Georgia: Atlanta Illinois: Chicago ... Tags : Levanta Corp. , ServerTweak , Levanta Data Center Automation , Networking , Dan ...

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    Related Topix: Science, Computer Science, San Jose Metro, Sunnyvale, CA

  19. In full bloom: Vendors tout drought-resistant plants at expo

    Apr 12, 2008 | The Times

    ... than last year, she said, but there still are about 50 from across Georgia and even South Carolina. CeCe Hennig of Alto and friend Peggy Saum of Toccoa had quite a drive themselves to visit the expo. Though both were first-time shoppers, they smiled ...

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    Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Hall County, GA, Toccoa, GA

  20. 1 killed in Habersham Co. wreck

    Apr 1, 2008 | WDUN-AM Gainesville

    One person was killed near Alto Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle wreck on Highway 365 at Crane Mill Road, authorities said.

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    Related Topix: Toccoa, GA, Habersham County, GA