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Conservative Senator seeks a show of remorse for slavery from the General Assembly : Sen. Barry Loudermilk says resolution spurred by group of pastors. While there have been several attempts by the Legislature to apologize for Georgia’s past involvement in slavery, most recently in...

The Union of Georgia Elected Officials?

Around Town: Catching grief ... and not just from the left : MOST BACKBENCH Congressmen are pretty anonymous. Not so U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Marietta), whose comments about abortion and rape to the Smyrna Area Council of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce went v...

For Republicans in Statehouse, this could be high tide : IS THE “REPUBLICANIZATION” of the Georgia Senate and House at its high-water mark? The answer is probably “Yes,” at least for the foreseeable future. Look no further than last fall’s election resu...

Acworth man restores Bible that belonged to MLK for inauguration : Gordon Ponsford contracted with the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change to prepare a Bible that belonged to King to be used in President Barack Obama’s second inauguration ce...

Run, Paul, Run - the 10th District would love to see a statewide primary battle with you and Saxby for US Senate in 2014 Georgia: Broun Dings Chambliss on Taxes, Spending; Senator Hits Back

Parent Urges Oconee School Board to Boost Security with Armed Law Enforcement Presence

Modern Millie in Oconee | Online Athens

jackknifed big rig from Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office : Nixle

Connecting Point Church to host mobile food pantry Thursday

Caterpillar to start hiring assembly floor workers

State Imposes New Monthly Fee on Recipients of Low-Income Phone Subsidy

Senator still grumbling over power shift

Emily Givens wants the Board of Education to raise your taxes to afford paying for an armed officer in each of our public schools. There was also a practice lockdown at Prince Avenue Christian School on Highway 78 today. All is good - no cause for panic or guns to teachers or janitors yet Sign up to receive alerts from your local agencies "A lockdown drill is underway at OC Primary School. This is a DRILL. There is no emergency." from Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office: Nixle Sent by nixle.com

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New Athens plant drawing other business - CBS Atlanta 46

Melange of musicians mix styles, influences for varied show

UGA to Host Sustainable Farming Basics Workshop Series - Growing Georgia

‘Bed tax’ plan: practical solution or cop-out?

Senator Ginn did call me back the other day when I wrote him to say the NRA does not speak for every gun owner. State senators' committee assignments | Online Athens

Oconee-based Zaxby's Warns Customers of Potential Security Breach

From: Fred Johnson ilovehighshoals@yahoo.com Date: January 14, 2013 9:56:07 PM EST To: Fred Johnson ilovehighshoals@yahoo.com Subject: TONHS December Notes by John Reply-To: Fred Johnson ilovehighshoals@yahoo.com 11 January 2013 Dear Fellow High Shoalers, There are big changes in store for City Park, thanks to the generous donations of citizen Stephen Felker. Look for a volleyball court, nature trails, exercise stations, and more! Wouldn't it be great if we got it all in place in time for the warm weather? That would be right around April 27, 2013, which happens to be the date for Dog Day IV. This will be the biggest and best Dog Day yet. We need flyer dogs! Does your dog have what it takes to be featured on this year's Dog Day Flyer? Send me a few pictures and if our photographer agrees we'll schedule a shoot. If you have any suggestions for this year's event, please send those along as well. Lastly, we could use some voluntee...

First day gives rookies taste of legislating

Kachur: Sheriff right on gun availability

Oconee County Observations: Oconee County Sheriff’s Plans To Boycott Company F... : Legality An Open Question If Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry plans to follow through on his promise to boycott Dana Safety Supply becaus...

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No word on whether Ms. Givens will be packing heat at this meeting at 5:00 pm. Being that it is exactly a month since the slaughter of students in Newtown, Connecticut, I would certainly hope not. I trust our Law Enforcement Officials to bear arms without having to give guns to our janitors and teachers. This is not a 2nd Amendment issue, it is about gun zealots forcing their platform on people who do not need it, do not want it, and cannot afford it. Oconee School Board Will Hear From Parent About Armed Guards at Schools

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Ga. lawmakers launch session with big party

Beware the horribly racist and willfully ignorant comments per usual in the Banner-Herald peanut gallery  Hispanic and Latino art show in Oconee

George Packer: The Political Isolation of the American South