Twin City Topics

06/21/11 Our thoughts and prayers go out to Larry Braswell of Twin City. He is fighting throat cancer and has to drive to and from Savannah every day for his treatment. Best wishes to him and his family.

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Suspect arrested for killing GA teen

06/21/11 15-year-old Courtney Wilkes, of Lyons, GA, was reported missing by her mother Thursday. One day later, investigators found the teen's body less than a mile away from her family's vacation home.

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Johnson captures grand champion ribbon at steer show

06/20/11 Katelyn Johnson of Troy showed the Grand Champion Steer on Saturday at the 5th Annual Pike County Invitational Steer and Heifer Show at Cattleman Park.

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Shaquille O'Neal & AEG Live Announce First All-Star Comedy Jam Tour

06/15/11 Shaquille O'Neal, through his company Shaq Entertainment, today announced the launch the first All-Star Comedy Jam tour. "I played with many All-stars on the court and laughed with these All-stars off the court," said Shaq.

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Garden City holds annual fan program

06/14/11 Garden City wants to help some folks beat the heat. They will be giving box fans to any person who might need one. This is the sixth year of the city's program.

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People in the news

06/07/11 Joshua Bolton, son of Jim and Paula Bolton of Methuen, has been inducted into the Elon University chapter of the Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society. Bolton, a junior, majors in international business with a minor in Spanish.

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Lyons Primary School gets renovation grant from Lowe's

06/06/11 A grant from Lowe's will help a Toombs County school replace paint and carpet inside and create an outdoor classroom as well.

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Toombs officers, deputies prepare for school shooting

06/06/11 Police officers and sheriff's deputies from across Toombs County took turns shooting at and capturing "bad guys" to hammer out the skills they would need in the real thing.

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06/06/11 Statesboro, Ga. Mrs. Lera Wills Williams, age 93, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Facility. She had been a resident of Heritage Inn since April of 2006. Prior, she had lived most of her adult life in the south metropolitan area of Atlanta.

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Complete list of College of Staten Island 2011 graduates

06/02/11 June 2011 CSI Graduates CUNY Macaulay Honors College University Scholars Program Kalpita Abhyankar, Richard Louis Algarin, Vincent Balestriere, Jenna M. Calderon, Isabella Cardona, Alexa Jordan Cimbal, Nicholas Dalonzo, Valerie Michelle DeAngelo, Peter Dellegrazie, Ilirjana Duka, Tony Boshi Jin, Brian Michael...

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W. Track. Sarah Brobeck and Paul Loeser Named to Academic All-District First Team

06/02/11 Wake Forest juniors Sarah Brobeck and Paul Loeser have been named to the Capital One Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-District first team as announced by CoSIDA on Thursday.

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Comcast Awards Michigan Students With Leaders and Achievers® Scholarships

06/02/11 The Comcast Foundation has recognized the outstanding community service and academic achievements of 100 Michigan high school seniors by awarding each of them with $1,000 college scholarships.

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Cumberland Valley High School, third marking period honor roll

06/02/11 Adeeba Sadaf Ahmad, Bano Ahmed, Mohammed Al Qahtani, Jenna Alioth, Nathan Alspaugh, Drew Althouse, Michelle Angert, Monika Anic, Gregory Armbrust, Lindsey Armstrong, Cameron Avery, Alexandra Bachinsky, Ross Badarzynski, Madison Ball, Sydney Banach, Kaylee Bangs, Katelyn Barr, Jacob Bass, Asha Benjelloun, Cheyenne Bennese, Monica Betz, Himaswetha Bharatha, Madelyn Blosser, Sophie Bokelman, Brady ...

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Garden City police stand behind DUI checkpoint

05/31/11 Garden City police say they didn't break any laws and are standing behind their methods from over the weekend to keep drunk drivers from getting away with the crime.

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Daily Planner: Wednesday

05/31/11 Projects involve lane restrictions and run from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Angora Road, Antietam Road to Hill Road, Lower Alsace Township: closed.

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Good works are about love, pastor says

05/26/11 A Thomson native shared encouragement with his fellow pastors Monday. The Rev. Josh Hughes of Oak Baptist Church in Lyons, Ga., addressed the Pastor's Appreciation Day luncheon of the Thomson Kiwanis Club, meeting at The Depot.

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Lyons school awarded grant from Lowe's

05/25/11 Lyons Primary School is getting a $98,652 grant from the Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation for renovations.

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Tuesday's high school roundup: St. Joseph rallies to beat Greenwich in FCIAC playoffs

05/24/11 Tuesday's high school roundup: St. Joseph rallies to beat Greenwich in FCIAC playoffs Highlights: SJ--Conor Crouse hit a two-run single. Jonathan Vazquez hit a two-run double. Batteries: W--Dan Warren (L) and John Gallucci; D--Stephen Dickerson (W) and Austin Calitro. Highlights: FW--Dario Pugliano doubled. Highlights: B--Albin had three hits. Abbott Tech 15-5, 10-2 CSC. Batteries: AT ...

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Parking lot beating suspects arrested

05/24/11 Four college students have been charged in the beating of a man in the parking lot of a Henry County eatery, where the victim and his girlfriend went to celebrate his birthday.

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Gay Lyons: People and Parties: UGA coach talks gardening at fundraiser

05/21/11 Vince Dooley was guest of honor at a spring fundraiser for the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum at the home of Ann and Steve Bailey. The party was hosted as a benefit for KBGA by Natalie and Jim Haslam and the Baileys. Jim Haslam and Vince Dooley have known each other for some time and, in fact, Dooley was wearing an orange tie that Haslam sent him shortly after Derek Dooley signed on as ...

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