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Comprehensive News Feed for Jonesboro, GA.

Results 1 - 20 of 655 in Jonesboro, GA

  1. Art exhibit shows unusual side of MorrowRead the original story

    Yesterday | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... week along with works of art by city employees. The photos are of notable points of interest within Morrow, but Jonesboro photographer Larry McDonald got creative with the results. Morrow Business and Tourism Association Executive Director Mike ...

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    Related Topix: Morrow, GA

  2. Teaching about taboos

    Monday Aug 18 | Calgary Herald

    ... in so-called honour killings, according to United Nations figures. Last month, one of them was an American from Jonesboro, Ga. Chaudhry Rashid, 56, has been charged with strangling his 25-year-old daughter, Sandeela, with a bungee cord because she ...

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    Related Topix: British Columbia, Kitimat, BC, Canada, Opinion

  3. Does Bigfoot exist? Two Georgia men say, 'yes'Read the original story

    Monday Aug 18 | WTOC-TV Savannah

    ... now two Georgia men claim they've found the body of Bigfoot. Today, Matt Whitton and Rick Dyer, the two men from Jonesboro, Georgia who say they found the body, held a news conference in California. They produced pictures of the alleged Bigfoot and ...

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  4. Fayette school board chairman resigningRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 17 | Lexington Herald-Leader

    Fayette County school board chairman Larry Conner has accepted a job in Jonesboro, Ga., and will resign his post on the board at the end of the month.

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    Related Topix: Fayette County, KY, Bourbon County, KY

  5. Notebook: Youngsters have their day at Herd scrimmageRead the original story

    Saturday Aug 16 | Charleston Gazette

    ... eager to see the newest runners. That they did, particularly Martin Ward. The 5-foot-9, 188-pound freshman from Jonesboro, Ga., entered behind quarterback Mark Cann, with the ball placed at the offense's 5-yard line. His mission: Run the offense ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NCAA Sports, Wesley Beardain, NCAA Football Players, Courtney Edmonson, C.J. Spillman, Chubb Small, James Burkes

  6. Longtime Cedartown doctor passes away; service held FridayRead the original story

    Saturday Aug 16 | Cedartown Standard Plus

    ... he attended Mercer University and Emory Dental School. He then established a private practice business in Jonesboro, Ga. Later, he reenlisted in the U.S. Navy and was stationed at Parris Island, S.C. as a dentist serving the soldiers and families ...

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    Related Topix: Mercer University, Dentistry, Cedartown, GA

  7. SACS team visits JacksonRead the original story

    Friday Aug 15 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... her down the halls of Jackson Elementary School and out to her dad's waiting car. She then walked back into her Jonesboro school and breathed a sigh of relief. Seven investigators from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools spent Thursday ...

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    Related Topix: Clayton County, GA, Georgia State University, Family, Kids, Jackson, GA

  8. Church choir director accused of molestationRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 14 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... there are more victims. Garcia, who was the director of an adult choir at Saint Philip Benizi Catholic Church in Jonesboro, is being held without bond in the Clayton County Jail. The mother said Garcia, who has a wife and four children in Mexico, ...

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    Related Topix: Clayton County, GA, Roman Catholic Church, Religion

  9. Police say fleeing motorist strikes, kills cyclistRead the original story

    Saturday Aug 16 | The Macon Telegraph

    ... reckless driving, DUI, eluding police and speeding. Sanchez identified cyclist 54-year-old James Monroe Segrest of Jonesboro. Sanchez said the driver left I-75 at the Morrow-Jonesboro Road off-ramp, hit the biker from behind, with the car eventually ...

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    Related Topix: Clayton County, GA, Atlanta Metro, Atlanta, GA, Morrow, GA

  10. Ex-choir director arrested, jailed on child sex chargesRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 14 | The Macon Telegraph

    A choir director for a Catholic church in Jonesboro has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of sex-related crimes involving children.

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    Related Topix: Clayton County, GA, Atlanta Metro

  11. Ex-choir director in Jonesboro arrested, jailed on child sex chargesRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 14 | The Macon Telegraph

    A choir director for a Catholic church in Jonesboro has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of sex-related crimes involving children.

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    Related Topix: Clayton County, GA, Atlanta Metro

  12. North Georgia Christian wins volleyball season openerRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 14 | The Times

    North Georgia Christian School defeated Mt. Zion 3-0 on Thursday in Jonesboro. Katherine Dunlap and Ashley Goodson led the Chargers in scoring.

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  13. Police arrest three more in massage parlor crackdown

    Thursday Aug 14 | The Macon Telegraph

    ... also was arrested at the massage spa on charges of masturbation for hire, he said. Alicia Rashad Lowery, 19, of Jonesboro, was charged with masturbation for hire when officers visited All American Spa and Massage the same night, Monroe said. Lowery ... 6 comments

    Related Topix: Macon Metro, Macon, GA, Atlanta Metro, Atlanta, GA

  14. Ex-Choir Director Arrested on Child Sex ChargesRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 14 | 13WMAZ-TV

    A choir director for a Catholic church in Jonesboro has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of sex-related crimes involving children.

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    Related Topix: Clayton County, GA, Atlanta Metro

  15. Choir Director ChargedRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 14 | WSB-AM Atlanta

    Police are investigating allegations that the choir director of a Jonesboro church molested several children.

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    Related Topix: Clayton County, GA, Atlanta Metro

  16. Metro choir director arrested for molestation

    Thursday Aug 14 | WGST-AM Atlanta

    A choir director for a Catholic church in Jonesboro has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of sex-related crimes involving children.

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    Related Topix: Clayton County, GA, Atlanta Metro

  17. Choir Director Charged With Child Molestation

    Wednesday Aug 13 | CBS 46

    ... to child molestation. Raphael Garcia, 40, works at the Saint Philip Benizi Catholic Church on Flint River Road in Jonesboro. All the charges relate to one 6-year-old child, but authorities think there might be others. "I can't imagine all the stuff ...

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    Related Topix: Clayton County, GA

  18. Church choir director charged with molestation

    Wednesday Aug 13 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... are more victims. Garcia, who was the Hispanic adult choir director at Saint Philip Benizi Catholic Church in Jonesboro, is being held without bond in the Clayton County Jail. Police said Garcia rented a bedroom from the alleged victim's parents in ...

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    Related Topix: Clayton County, GA

  19. Community NewsRead the original story

    Tuesday Aug 12 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... care development. The center was nominated by County Commissioner Larry Johnson. CLAYTON COUNTY FOREST PARK * JONESBORO * LAKE CITY * LOVEJOY * MORROW * RIVERDALE District 3 school board recount set for today Clayton County elections officials will ...

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    Related Topix: Avondale Estates, GA, Dekalb County, GA, Scottdale, GA, Forest Park, GA

  20. 2007 defensive efforts might be tough to matchRead the original story

    Saturday Aug 9 | The Times-Herald

    ... 2001 team blanked Stockbridge and North Clayton in games two and three of the season while the 1993 team shutout Jonesboro and Fayette County in games three and four. Five Newnan teams have registered three straight shutouts. The 1966 Tigers were ...

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