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Island gives guides time to weigh in on test plan
The Jekyll Island Authority is giving tour guide operators more time to provide input on a plan to test their knowledge of the island's history. The plan would require tour guides in the historic district to pass a test on Jekyll Island history, The Brunswick News reported (http://bit.ly/14g8hk3 ). The ...
Family of slain law grad want farm searched
Parents of a slain Mercer University law school graduate want investigators to search farmland in central Georgia in hopes of finding her remains. The parents of 27-year-old Lauren Giddings are asking a federal judge to allow them to search farmland that belonged to a relative of murder suspect Stephen McDaniel. ...
2 Fantasy 5 players share $99,164.19 top prize
Two winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $99,164.19 each, the Florida Lottery said Tuesday. The winning tickets were bought in Bonita Springs and Lighthouse Point, lottery officials reported. The 317 tickets matching four numbers won $100.50 each. Another 10,114 tickets matching three numbers won $8.50 each, and 95,133 ...
Boy, 9, hurt trying to save sister in carjacking
Police were searching for a suspect after a boy was hurt while trying to save his sister in a carjacking. Clayton County police say the crime happened Monday on Willow Way in the county just south of Atlanta. The boy, 9-year-old Brannon Brown, says the suspect jumped in the car ...
Atlanta city employees to get pay raise
Most Atlanta city employees will get a 3.5 raise under a new budget approved by the Atlanta City Council. A 1.5 percent increase was approved for firefighters and police. The council on Monday approved the pay hikes and budget for the new year beginning July 1. Workers told CBS Atlanta ...
Report: US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent
Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says. Last year, about 18 percent of adults participating in a national health survey described themselves as current smokers. The nation's smoking rate generally has been falling for decades, but had seemed to stall at around 20 to 21 percent for ...
Georgia Daybook
BC-GA--Daybook Associated Press Georgia Daybook Associated Press Georgia Daybook for Tuesday, June 18. GEORGIA The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. Contact the Atlanta ...
Ga. cemetery added to national historic register
The Oconee Hill Cemetery has become one of the latest Georgia landmarks to be added to the National Register of Historic Places. Officials from the Department of Natural Resources say the cemetery was formed when the City of Athens bought 17 acres near the north Oconee River in 1855. The ...
Ga. man sentenced on sex trafficking charges
U.S. Attorney's officials say a metro Atlanta man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on sex trafficking charges. Officials said Monday that 30-year-old Demario Hillmon, of Douglasville, Ga. was sentenced for his involvement in transporting a minor across state lines for prostitution. Authorities say Hillmon targeted young girls ...
UGA has new director for Marine Outreach Programs
The University of Georgia has named a new director for its Marine Outreach Programs. The school says L. Mark Risse, a water resource policy professor in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, will take his new post July 1. He has served as interim director since Dec. 1 and ...
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