Metro Atlanta News and Information from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Powerball jackpot at $250 million

Feb 9, 2012 4:05 am

The jackpot for Fridays Mega Millions drawing climbed to $41 million after no players matched all six numbers in Tuesday nights game, but the really big money -- $250 million -- was up for grabs in We...

10-year-old Cobb boy missing

Feb 9, 2012 3:40 am

Cobb County police are looking for a 10-year-old boy last seen Wednesday night. Gyasi Francis has been missing from his Powers Ferry Road residence since around 8 p.m.

Wanted: Atlanta police looking for new hires

Feb 9, 2012 1:03 am

Are you looking for a job? The Atlanta Police Department may be looking for you. The APD is holding a job fair beginning at 8 a.m.

Norcross tennis club where Oudin trained is sold

Feb 9, 2012 12:18 am

The Racquet Club of the South in Norcross, where Marietta tennis sensation Melanie Oudin trained before competing in the U.S.

3 train crew members hurt in Marietta collision with truck

Feb 8, 2012 10:36 pm

Three members of a freight train crew were taken to a local hospital Monday after their train struck a truck hauling scrap metal in Marietta, Channel 2 Action News reported.

Vestal to lead new center for Baptist leadership at Mercer

Feb 8, 2012 10:19 pm

Daniel Vestal has been named director of the new Eula Mae and John Baugh Center for Baptist Leadership at Mercer University.

Only firm interested in Gwinnett airport wants commercial flights

Feb 8, 2012 10:07 pm

A company that has lobbied for more than two years to bring commercial passenger service to Gwinnett Countys Briscoe Field is the only firm interested in running the airport.

Fulton's chief appraiser says farewell to thankless job'

Feb 8, 2012 9:07 pm

Charged with setting property tax values in a hotbed of taxpayer revolt, Fulton County Chief Appraiser Burt Manning got used to being vilified.

Grants awarded for mental health courts

Feb 8, 2012 8:48 pm

Mental health courts in DeKalb and Cobb counties were among 20 statewide that received $353,676 in grants, the Administrative Office of the Courts said.

$2.8 million in drugs, cash seized in Alpharetta

Feb 8, 2012 8:13 pm

A traffic stop in north Fulton County led to the seizure of $2.8 million worth of cocaine, methamphetamine and cash, police said Wednesday.

News from Macon and Central Georgia from The Macon News

School board vote unlikely this week on Dallemand plan

Feb 9, 2012 4:37 am

Thousands will gather at the Macon Coliseum on Friday to hear school Superintendent Romain Dallemand’s plan to overhaul the school system, but a school board vote on the plan Thursday or Frid...

21st Century Community Learning school grant status clarified

Feb 9, 2012 4:37 am

A day after Bibb County Superintendent Romain Dallemand told The Telegraph’s editorial board that the school system already had applied for 21st Century Community Learning grant from the Depa...

Trio from Macon Symphony Orchestra performs class act

Feb 9, 2012 4:31 am

A Macon Symphony Orchestra trio plays jazz Wednesday during their “Artists in the Classroom” performance at Brookdale Elementary School.

Macon city employees transferring to Bibb may get to keep pension under proposal

Feb 9, 2012 4:30 am

Details emerged Wednesday of how Macon and Bibb County may handle pensions and other benefits for the 142 employees scheduled to transfer July 1 from city to county control.

Legislative Notebook: Bass-fattening tilapia proposed for home ponds

Feb 9, 2012 4:28 am

Three species of tilapia would be legalized for stocking private ponds, under a new state Senate bill, though there is some concern that they could get loose and compete with native species.

State questions Rusty Kidd’s ballot petition

Feb 9, 2012 4:27 am

ATLANTA -- State Rep. Rusty Kidd of Milledgeville is under investigation by the State Election Board for alleged irregularities in a list of more than 1,000 signatures that he needs to return to the 2...

Georgia House rejects charter schools amendment

Feb 9, 2012 4:19 am

ATLANTA -- House lawmakers rejected Wednesday a proposed amendment to the state constitution giving the General Assembly the power to create new charter schools.

Mercer names Vestal to lead new Center for Baptist Leadership

Feb 9, 2012 4:11 am

Mercer University announced Wednesday that Daniel Vestal will lead the college’s new Eula Mae and John Baugh Center for Baptist Leadership, which is being endowed with a $2.5 million grant fr...

Byron woman critical after crashing SUV into train cars in Jones County

Feb 9, 2012 3:52 am

A Byron woman was critically hurt late Tuesday night when she drove into the side of a train at the Ga. 49 tracks near Peacock Auto Salvage in Jones County.

Warm weather not too peachy for growers

Feb 9, 2012 3:40 am

Middle Georgians have relished the springlike weather of the last few weeks, but peach growers would rather be shivering.

News from South Georgia from WALB

Georgia Quail Hunt back again

Feb 9, 2012 6:27 am

South Georgia is the country's Quail hunting capital. The Georgia Chamber of Commerce is using the sport to try to improve the state's economy. Chris Clark the CEO, GA. Chamber of Comm...

10 votes shy: Charter schools hoping for reconsideration

Feb 9, 2012 5:17 am

The resolution would've given the state the right to approve charter schools instead of leaving the decision up to local school boards.

Security cameras rolling on Arlington

Feb 9, 2012 5:05 am

It's a high-tech crime fighting tool in a small south Georgia town. The City of Arlington installed more than a dozen cameras around town. Now police have eyes monitoring businesses and high t...

Oil below $99 as US crude demand lags economy

Feb 9, 2012 2:37 am

Oil prices hovered below $99 a barrel Thursday in Asia as U.S. crude demand lags the overall improvement in the world's biggest economy.

Albany State University is prepared for severe weather

Feb 9, 2012 1:16 am

The Georgia Statewide Tornado Drill was today, and schools like Albany State are prepared.

Could you be plugging in your car soon?

Feb 9, 2012 1:04 am

With gas prices going up, fuel efficient cars like the Toyota Prius and the Chevy Volt are looking to grab new car customers.

Pro Wrestling night to benefit sick Fitzgerald kid

Feb 8, 2012 11:44 pm

Some people in Fitzgerald are organizing a night of pro wrestling to help a middle schooler with cancer.

CDLs now come with medical requirements

Feb 8, 2012 11:39 pm

There are now new medical requirements for truck drivers and other commercial drivers. The Georgia Department of Driver Services is adding a Commercial Driver's License holder's medica...

Digging Deeper: Exceptional Drought has long term effects

Feb 8, 2012 11:26 pm

Nearly two dozen south Georgia counties are mired in exceptional drought conditions.

Lake Park City Council Members resign in protest

Feb 8, 2012 11:18 pm

Eric Schindler and Paul Mulkey resigned response to the city letting go Ann Peterson who served as city clerk for thirty years, Fire Chief David Brown, Or Police Chief Bert Rutland who was 15...

Statewide Headlines from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Powerball jackpot at $250 million

Feb 9, 2012 4:05 am

The jackpot for Fridays Mega Millions drawing climbed to $41 million after no players matched all six numbers in Tuesday nights game, but the really big money -- $250 million -- was up for grabs in We...

House rejects amendment on charter schools

Feb 8, 2012 11:01 pm

After intense lobbying and lively floor debate, state House members on Wednesday narrowly rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would restore the state's power to approve charter schools.

Tax officer discusses IKEA error costly to city

Feb 8, 2012 8:59 pm

A tax officer says the Chatham County Assessor's Office placed an IKEA furniture distribution center in the unincorporated county at the same time it put the center's contents in Port Wentworth.

Cobb legislator's bill seeks delay to regional transportation referendum

Feb 8, 2012 6:07 pm

The chairman of Cobb Countys legislative delegation, Rep. Ed Setzler, filed a bill Tuesday that would cancel the regional transportation referendum set for July, make changes to the process and call f...

Teen pregnancy rate hits 40-year low

Feb 8, 2012 2:54 pm

The U.S. teen pregnancy rate has reached a 40-year low, a new study finds. The study, by the Guttmacher Institute, found that the pregnancy rate declined 42 percent from its peak in 1990, according t...

Murph' goes to bat for Romney via Twitter

Feb 8, 2012 10:35 am

Former Braves all-star Dale Murphy is a well-known Twitter fanatic, sharing his insights into the Braves, art and his favorite band, the alt-country outfit Wilco.

Handel resigns from Komen; cites vicious attack' from Planned Parenthood

Feb 8, 2012 2:46 am

Karen Handel accused the Planned Parenthood Federation of America Tuesday of plotting for a month before launching an orchestrated "shakedown" of Susan G.

Social media helps cops charge 3 suspects, clear 27 burglaries

Feb 8, 2012 1:21 am

Social media helped Douglas County authorities clear the books of 27 break-ins and charge three men with burglary and racketeering, Channel 2 Action News reported.

Legislation once again attempts to revive deadhead' logging

Feb 7, 2012 10:41 pm

The logs sank a century or so ago, sentries to history as four Georgia rivers ebbed and flowed around them.

VA to trace veterans' medical history

Feb 7, 2012 9:58 pm

The Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center is one of 50 nationwide selected as an enrollment site for the Million Veteran Program.