B.J. Williams![]() Recent Articles by B.J. WilliamsFrom camels to rabbits and sheep to water buffalo, the North Georgia Zoo is home to more than 400 animals, and those animals can use your Christmas tree once you're finished with it. An Afghan policewoman walked into a high-security compound in Kabul Monday and killed an American contractor with a single bullet to the chest Forecasters say that severe thunderstorms are possible over parts of Georgia late on Christmas Day into Wednesday morning, bringing the threat of isolated tornadoes. Christmas shoppers thronged malls and pounced on discounts but apparently spent less this year, their spirits dampened by concerns about the economy and the aftermath of shootings and storms. Once the Christmas gifts are unwrapped, that wrapping paper and many other items used during the holiday season can be recycled in Hall County. A fourth man has been charged with killing a Clemson University student, two weeks after armed invaders burst into the off-campus home in a gated subdivision. Longtime Gainesville business owner Marvin Orenstein has died Friday at the age of 91. Churches across North Georgia joined with others all over the state and nation in a simple remembrance of those who were shot and killed at am elementary school in Newtown, CT last Friday. Hall County fire investigators are trying to determine what sparked a fire at a house on Garden Boulevard off Thompson Bridge Road Friday morning. Hall County workers have been told there will be no more furlough days for the rest of the fiscal year. Oakwood police have arrested a woman they think may be responsible for a series of wallet thefts across Gwinnett and Hall counties. A woman who once served as the treasurer of the PTO at Cumming Elementary School will spend 15 months on probation for stealing from the group. A Georgia mayor is urging churches and places of worship across the state to ring their bells 26 times at 9:30 a.m. Friday, in remembrance of the 20 children and six adults gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Police in Gwinnett County say a 14-year-old boy is dead after being shot during an apparent robbery inside the home he lived in. The Cleveland man who was the subject of a Mattie's Call Tuesday has been found dead in Union County, according to authorities with the White County Sheriff's Department. A special council is recommending that Georgia's juvenile justice system use its out-of-home facilities for the most serious offenders and strengthen community programs to reduce recidivism. Police and federal officials say a single-engine plane crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff in northwestern Georgia. Gov. Nathan Deal told Georgia State University graduates that life is a series of choices that build on each other, good or bad. White County authorities said they have located a vehicle believed to belong to a man who is the subject of a Mattie's Call. Three Hall County teens had to call for help from local officials Monday afternoon to help them find their way off Yonah Mountain in White County. 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 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | Next |
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