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Scattered rain doesn't bust drought

ATLANTA -- Scattered showers moved through parts of Alabama, north Georgia and Tennessee on Monday, but it was far from busting the drought that's gripped the region for months. The National Weather Service said there's a chance of showers and thunderstorms over north Georgia for the next five days, finally giving forecasters some good news to offer. The skies over metro Atlanta were gray most of the day, and the morning commute was slow ...

November 07, 2007 | Associated Press | State, National

Georgia high court blocks execution

ATLANTA -- The Georgia Supreme Court granted a stay of execution Monday to a man convicted of killing two people in Spalding County in 1990.

November 07, 2007 | Associated Press | State, National

Court blocks Friday execution

ATLANTA -- The Georgia Supreme Court on Thursday issued a stay temporarily blocking the execution of convicted killer Jack Alderman, who was scheduled to die on Friday. The Georgia justices cited the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to hear a challenge to lethal injection from a pair of inmates in Kentucky who argue that it violates their constitutional protection against cruel and unusual punishment. Georgia and 37 other states use lethal injection. The U.S. ...

November 02, 2007 | By Shannon McCaffrey Associated Press Writer | State, National

Respondents want coast undeveloped

Even if Gov. Sonny Perdue were not on a trade mission to Japan and South Korea, he would not be reviewing the comprehensive plan for the Georgia coast he ordered completed by Sept. 30.

November 01, 2007 | By Joe Parker Jr. Correspondent | State, National

Senator praises special needs scholarships

The numbers are in for Georgia's new scholarship program designed to help parents of special-needs students have more choice in their children's education and at least one state senator is overjoyed with the results.

November 01, 2007 | By Andrea Washington Staff Writer | State, National

Georgia town bans sagging pants

HAWKINSVILLE -- The Hawkinsville Board of Commissioners has unanimously passed a ban on baggy pants in this central Georgia town. The ban comes as similar bans are debated in Atlanta and other cities around the country. Hawkinsville's new indecent exposure, which was passed last week, makes it illegal for anyone "to appear in any public place or in view of the public wearing pants or shorts below the waist, which expose the skin or ...

October 26, 2007 | Associated Press | State, National

Perdue slates trade trip to Asia

Gov. Sonny Perdue has scheduled stops in Japan and Korea as part of a five-day economic development tour across Asia.

October 26, 2007 | By Andrea Washington Staff Writer | State, National

Lawyers hope to derail death penalty cases

ATLANTA -- Death penalty lawyers have in the past unsuccessfully argued in Georgia courts that the state's lethal injection procedures are inhumane, but they hope to have better luck now as they try to stop two executions set for later this month.

October 24, 2007 | By Harry R. Weber Associated Press Writer | State, National

Developer selected to revitalize Jekyll

JEKYLL ISLAND (AP) - The developer of Georgia's ritzy Reynolds Plantation has won the right to revitalize state-owned Jekyll Island with a proposed $352 million infusion of hotel rooms, condos and shops.Linger Longer Communities plans to build a town center on the southeast Georgia island that includes more than 1,100 hotel, condo and time-share units along 64 acres of beachfront property. The plan also includes a greenspace with trails and an environmental center.The announcement comes ...

October 11, 2007 | Associated Press | State, National

Gov. extends executive order for timber industry

Gov. Sonny Perdue extended an executive order recently that allows permitting through Sept. 30 for oversized trucks removing burnt timber from any of 21 southeast Georgia counties affected by wildfires this spring.

October 11, 2007 | Staff report | State, National

Lt. Gov., speaker unveil transportation plan

ATLANTA -- Often portrayed as political rivals, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and House Speaker Glenn Richardson are coming together in an effort to improve Georgia's transportation infrastructure. Cagle and Richardson unveiled the rough outlines of their plan Monday at the final meeting of a legislative committee studying how to fund improvements to Georgia's roads. Traffic congestion is cited frequently as a problem throughout the booming metro Atlanta area. "We cannot afford to let the ...

October 10, 2007 | By Shannon McCaffrey Associated Press Writer | State, National

Georgia Black Caucus sets legiative weekend

Veterans, community heroes, a presidential candidate, the National Education Association president and heads of Georgia's Historically Black Colleges will headline the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus 25th annual Legislative Weekend, Oct. 4-6 at the Omni Hotel/CNN Center in Atlanta.

October 05, 2007 | Staff Report | State, National

Voter ID law upheld

If you're planning to vote in one of the four municipal elections in Liberty County in November, plan to bring photo identification to the polling site, also.

October 02, 2007 | By Andrea Washington Staff Writer | State, National

Closed post to become research spot

ATLANTA (AP) _ The state plans to ask the Army for a 115-acre parcel of the closing Fort McPherson base to create a scientific research park, state and local officials announced on Tuesday.

September 27, 2007 | The Associated Press | State, National

Tuition at tech schools set to go up

ATLANTA (AP) - The thousands of students at Georgia's 33 technical colleges will pay hundreds more this year in tuition.

September 25, 2007 | The Associated Press | State, National

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Judge says Bryan County can block landfill

Superior Court Judge David Cavendar ruled in favor of Bryan County's ordinances regarding landfills in a lawsuit filed by Atlantic Waste Services against the county.

May 20, 2013 | By Crissie Elrick Correspondent | State, National

Round-abouts may be coming to area

Members of the North Bryan Chamber of Commerce learned a little of what is going on in the Georgia Department of Transportation when Georgia's 1st Congressional District State Transportation Board Member Ann Purcell paid the group a visit May 8.

May 16, 2013 | By Crissie Elrick Correspondent | State, National

Stewart employees preparing for July furloughs

A May 14 Department of Defense news release announced Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's directive that furloughs will begin for DoD civilians after July 8. Fort Stewart Public Affairs Officer Kevin Larson confirmed that civilian personnel managers at Stewart are preparing for the furloughs but noted that details had to be worked out locally.

May 15, 2013 | By Randy C. Murray | State, National

Pentagon steps closer to civilian furloughs

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today that he has signed a memorandum directing defense managers to prepare to furlough most Defense Department civilian employees for up to 11 days between July 8 and the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year.

May 14, 2013 | American Forces Press Service | State, National

District to get new representative

When the U.S. House of Representatives convenes in 2015, Coastal Georgia will have a new representative.

May 12, 2013 | By Danielle Hipps | State, National

State revenue up 13% in April

Gov. Nathan Deal announced Wednesday that Georgia's net tax collections for April 2013 totaled $1.73 billion, an increase of $201 million, or 13.2 percent, compared to April 2012.

May 11, 2013 | Special to the Courier | State, National

Coastal hazards to top discussion

Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Clark Alexander will present a program on threats to the Georgia Coast in an "Evening @ Skidaway" reception and lecture Tuesday, May 21, on the campus of Skidaway Institute, 10 Ocean Science Circle in Savannah.

May 09, 2013 | Special to the Courier | State, National

King America: Tests results wrong

Recent water test results at the site of King America Finishing, a Screven County textiles plant under fire by Ogeechee River advocates concerned about pollution, were erroneous, according to an attorney representing the company.

May 09, 2013 | By Hollie Deal Bragg Statesboro Herald | State, National

Residents rail against discharge permit

SPRINGFIELD - Anger, concern for the environment and frustration were evident Tuesday night as residents attended a hearing regarding the Ogeechee River and a proposed permit allowing an industry to continue discharging wastewater into the river.