Metro Atlanta News and Information from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Students are not ATMs'; college students protest budget cuts

Mar 15, 2010 7:51 pm

College students carried signs warning Georgia's lawmakers that they vote. They reminded budget writers that today's college students are tomorrow's leaders.

Sandy Springs, Roswell eyeing new bridge

Mar 15, 2010 7:20 pm

A literal connection between Sandy Springs and Roswell is in the works, much to the delight of cyclists in both north Fulton County cities.

Council votes not to move cemetery

Mar 15, 2010 7:18 pm

The Atlanta City Council voted Monday against a land owner's plan to move more than 40 graves from a cemetery in Buckhead.

Expert on Holocaust denial to speak at KSU

Mar 15, 2010 6:15 pm

Emory University professor Dr. Deborah Lipstadt will speak on the rise of new anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial March 23 at Kennesaw State University.

Powder Springs runaway teen OK

Mar 15, 2010 6:01 pm

A 14-year-old Cobb County boy who ran away from home Friday evening turned up unharmed Monday at the Department of Family and Children's Services in Marietta.

Mitt Romney to speak at Emory

Mar 15, 2010 5:22 pm

Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, will give a speech at Emory University March 30.

Postal Service may close an office in Roswell

Mar 15, 2010 5:07 pm

The U.S. Postal Service is considering closing retail and post office box operations at a facility at 10719 Alpharetta Highway in Roswell.

Paint, other chemicals fuel Sandy Springs mansion fire

Mar 15, 2010 4:53 pm

The Sandy Springs fire marshal said a burning mansion was "almost a fireball" by the time emergency crews arrived early Monday because there was an abundance of paint and floor restoration m...

Local author to talk about Vietnam experiences

Mar 15, 2010 4:03 pm

Local author and Vietnam veteran Bob Babcock will discuss his book What Now, Lieutenant? at 7 p.m.

Peachtree-Dunwoody bridge about to re-open

Mar 15, 2010 3:40 pm

Even with the rain, construction on the Peachtree Dunwoody bridge in Sandy Springs is expected to wrap up in the next week.

News from Macon and Central Georgia from The Macon News

Second Sunday Brunch returns to Washington Park

Mar 15, 2010 7:05 pm

People are catching on to what the College Hill Alliance is doing, but they still need some hints now and then.

Bibb students getting free CPR training

Mar 15, 2010 11:09 am

Employees of one of Bibb County’s largest ambulance services hope to teach all the county’s public and private high school students CPR and first aid.

Reichert offers compromise of partial millage rate rollback

Mar 15, 2010 11:09 am

Hours after Macon’s final public hearing on the proposed property tax increase ends Tuesday, City Council will vote to set the millage rate for fiscal 2010, which ends June 30.

Reichert sees more cuts on horizon for city of Macon

Mar 15, 2010 11:09 am

Over the past 10 years, Macon’s revenue streams from property taxes and sales taxes have swapped places, causing the city to depend more heavily on property taxes to pay its bills.

Educational notebook: Scary math for public schools

Mar 15, 2010 3:00 am

The organizer of the “inadequate school funding” lawsuit, in which several school systems — including Crawford County — have sued the state for a way to get inc...

Nothing to sneeze at ... yet

Mar 15, 2010 3:00 am

In Dale Jiles’ 29 years behind the counter at Chi-ches-ter’s Pharmacy, she’s seen her share of sniffling, sneezing and coughing customers.

Cherry Blossoms not expected for start of the festival

Mar 15, 2010 2:34 am

The star attraction of the Cherry Blossom Festival will probably arrive not-so-fashionably late.

Cherry Blossom changes being considered under new director

Mar 15, 2010 2:34 am

When Karen Jordan Lambert was hired in October as the Cherry Blossom Festival’s new executive director, she moved shopping up on her to-do list.

Stratford students win statewide academic bowl

Mar 14, 2010 11:53 am

A team of middle-schoolers from Stratford Academy won a statewide academic bowl tournament Saturday.

Woman shot in leg, Macon police say

Mar 14, 2010 3:36 am

A woman turned up at The Medical Center of Central Georgia early Saturday with a gunshot wound in her right leg, according to a Macon police news release.

News from South Georgia from WALB

Financial deadline extended for early childhood educators

Mar 15, 2010 5:56 pm

The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning has extended the eligibility period for the First-time Incentive to Raise Standards for Teacher Program.

Appeals court dismisses anti-lying law complaint

Mar 15, 2010 5:44 pm

Associated Press - March 15, 2010 1:44 PM ET ATLANTA (AP) - An appeals court ordered a federal judge to dismiss a complaint that claimed a Miami-Dade County ordinance making it a crime...

IG: Worker used Ga. resources for private business

Mar 15, 2010 5:14 pm

Associated Press - March 15, 2010 1:14 PM ET ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's inspector general has found that a former state Department of Defense employee conducted a lucrative private business on...

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Mar 15, 2010 4:34 pm

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Lingle won't run again

Mar 15, 2010 4:05 pm

Dougherty County Commissioner Charles Lingle says he won't seek re-election. Lingle is a former school board member and retired veterinarian.

College students protest education cuts

Mar 15, 2010 3:34 pm

Associated Press - March 15, 2010 11:34 AM ET ATLANTA (AP) - College students rallied at the state Capitol to protest possible cuts to higher education.

See how computer forensics helped track down school threat suspect

Mar 15, 2010 2:37 pm

Parents dropped their children off at school Thursday morning, knowing the front door would be locked behind them. By the afternoon, the partial lockdown was over in Minneapolis public schools.

Cliffhanger vote possible this week on health care reform

Mar 15, 2010 2:33 pm

It's setting up as a cliffhanger vote: 'Yes' or 'No' to President Obama's health care reform plan.

Georgia gasoline prices rise 2.1 cents per gallon

Mar 15, 2010 2:00 pm

Prices today are 90.0 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago.

Daylight savings: not a bright time for all

Mar 15, 2010 2:00 pm

Most people welcome the start of daylight savings time because it starts to stay light longer, even if that means the early mornings will be dark once again. But that shift may not be such a welcome c...

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Convictions Reinstated Against 'Pantyhose Rapist'

Mar 15, 2010 2:31 pm

Georgia's top court has reinstated rape convictions of a man accused of making women don pantyhose with a hole and then raping them.

Sandy Springs Mansion Goes Up In Flames

Mar 15, 2010 10:46 am

A 6,648-square-foot mansion in north Fulton County caught fire early Monday morning.

Erin Andrews' Stalker To Get Sentence

Mar 15, 2010 10:02 am

The man convicted of stalking ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and shooting nude videos of her through a hotel room peephole facing sentencing in a Los Angeles courtroom.

Taxpayers Foot Bill On Canceled Hall Of Fame

Mar 14, 2010 10:16 pm

State government agencies operate more than 20,000 vehicles across Georgia, and sometimes, state drivers are involved in accidents. Full Story Citizens of a small north Georgia community are learning...

Atlanta Marks 2-Year Anniversary Of Tornado

Mar 14, 2010 9:31 pm

Sunday marked the second anniversary of the tornado that hit downtown Atlanta.

Duke Outlasts Ga. Tech For ACC Title

Mar 14, 2010 7:46 pm

One seed Duke outlasts 7-seed Georgia Tech for the ACC Tournament Title.

Former Ga. Tech Player Turns Himself In

Mar 14, 2010 2:31 pm

Reuben Houston gained fame as a defensive back with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team from 2002 to 2005.

1 Winning Ticket Hits $212M Powerball Jackpot

Mar 14, 2010 2:16 pm

One winning ticket hit Saturdays $212 million Powerball jackpot.

Statewide Headlines from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Ga. Supreme Court upholds ER statute

Mar 15, 2010 7:33 pm

A narrowly split Georgia Supreme Court on Monday upheld a controversial provision of the state's tort reform law that makes it extremely difficult for patients to recover damages in cases involving em...

College students stand up, fight cuts

Mar 15, 2010 3:40 pm

College students carried signs warning Georgia's lawmakers that they voted. They reminded budget writers that today's college students are tomorrow's leaders.

Internet child predator gets 10 years

Mar 15, 2010 3:16 pm

A man who traveled from Kentucky to Paulding County intending to have sex with a 14-year-old girl has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.

Airport traffic slips; recovery likely in 2014

Mar 15, 2010 2:22 pm

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the worlds busiest airport, may not be quite so busy for the next few years.

Smith tries to cut off 2nd government check

Mar 15, 2010 9:42 am

Rep. Bob Smith may be the Maytag repairman of the Georgia General Assembly. Hes taken on the lonely task of trying to cut off the second government paycheck collected by some of his colleagues.

Legislator suffers mystery illness

Mar 15, 2010 9:40 am

Rep. Calvin Hill (R-Canton) is back in the General Assembly, pushing harder than his doctors would probably like after his latest bout with a mystery illness.

Library text messaging latest trend on campuses

Mar 15, 2010 9:38 am

Haley Russell was visiting family in Kennesaw when she tried to get some work done. But the Agnes Scott College student couldnt remember the password to one of the librarys databases.

Phone towers at school prompt unease

Mar 15, 2010 9:37 am

Parental concern over the possible negative health effects on students has Forsyth County Schools debating whether to allow the construction of cellular phone towers on school property in return for $...

Lobbying pays off for rural phone providers

Mar 15, 2010 9:30 am

A rural phone company partly subsidized by metro Atlanta phone and cable customers spent $8,000 on a trip to Alaska and a $1,300 trip to the Virgin Islands.

Perdue, Cox to pitch for state schools

Mar 15, 2010 9:16 am

Gov. Sonny Perdue and state schools Superintendent Kathy Cox will lead a delegation Wednesday to Washington to make their pitch for a piece of the Obama administrations Race to the Top education fund.