Marc Eggers![]() Recent Articles by Marc EggersFirefighters have rescued two window maintenance workers dangling high above downtown Atlanta. Since leaving the governor's mansion, Roy Barnes has snapped up 40 of parcels of land, most around Cobb County, that have added millions of dollars to his bottom line. All ten pairs of scissors snapped shut tightly, the sky blue ribbon fell to the ground, and a whole new era dawned for the state patrol post in Gainesville Thursday morning. Following a spirited second public hearing, the Suwanee City Council unanimously approved the 2010-2011 fiscal year budget and the 2011-2015 Capital Improvement Program at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. Tonight the Lula City Council passed a balanced budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year, which begins in less than ten days. And while there will continue to be no property taxes for residents of the northeast Hall County community, the vote to approve the budget was not unanimous. The top of Fire Tower Hill at Glade Farms near Lula provided a spectacular panorama as the North Georgia Community Foundation and nearly 400 friends and supporters celebrated 25 years of enhancing the spirit and quality of life in the 15-county northeast Georgia region they serve. THINK is an acronym. THINK is an initiative that fosters male mentorship to young men and boys who are making vital life decisions. And THINK was the host of Thursday’s luncheon honoring two of Gainesville’s most noted mentors, Gene Beckstein and Nathaniel Shelton. The Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia stood before the South Hall Rotary Club Wednesday and declared: “Half of what you think you know about the ACLU is not right.” Ray Keith is remembered as the Gainesville City Manager who, from 1970 to 1988, oversaw his administration of city affairs the way a master gardener faithfully and patiently tends his garden. The Oakwood City Council voted unanimously Monday night to throw out all bids that had been previously submitted for the construction of the Upper Mulberry Creek Wastewater System Phase III portion of the Oakwood–Braselton sewerage system. Dozens of parents, friends, church members, and well-wishers were on hand in the parking lot of the Belmont Baptist Church Sunday evening. They were there to welcome back members of a nine-day youth mission trip to Kentucky. Residents of the Watkinsville area in northeast Georgia have been warned that a black bear has been spotted wandering in the area. Cobb County police are investigating what they believe could be a group of thieves working to steal cell phones, wallets and money from visitors to the Six Flags amusement park. Police and the FBI are looking for a polite bank robber who stopped to thank employees of a Duluth bank after robbing them. The Gwinnett County Police Department responded to a report of suspicious activity near an apartment building within the Bridgewater Apartment complex on Ridge Brook Trail. Police Officers responding to the report discovered the body of an adult male, partially concealed within a landscaped area. After a week of manual labor, combined with the Summer Camp experience of being involved in the lives of children who come from less fortunate circumstances, the Westminster Youth would learn as much...or more...than the children they intended to teach. During the time for public comment on Suwanee's 2011 budget proposal one citizen stepped forward and asked the city to refund some of their reserve funds to the taxpayers by means of a tax rate rollback. Tom Graves’ growing band of supporters gathered together at the Chimney Conference Center at Big Canoe to watch, and wait, as election results trickled in. For the third consecutive year Atlanta Falcons players and coaches hosted a fishing tournament on Lake Lanier Tuesday for soldiers who have been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. A motorcyclist who was wanted in connection with a chase that left a Forsyth County Sheriff's Office patrol car wreck has been captured. Previous |1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | Next |
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