January 2007 - Sightseers' Delight

That’s a Unique Name, Tell Me More

January 16, 2007 Todd DeFeo

Take the north Georgia cities of Winder or Jefferson for example. Winder was Jug Tavern until the city was renamed after a railroad man – John L. Winder – who is credited with bringing the Georgia, Carolina & Northern Railway to town. Jefferson, once named Thomoccoggan, was named in honor of President Thomas Jefferson.

Ford among best of the Boy Scouts

January 7, 2007 Todd DeFeo

History likely will remember Gerald Ford as the president who pardoned Richard Nixon. But, Ford’s greatest accomplishment may be one he attained long before reaching the White House: He made the rank of Eagle Scout.

ABH: Mother’s life: Drugs and crime

January 6, 2007 Todd DeFeo

Woman faces charges in slayings of her children

ABH: Slain kids’ mom sought

January 5, 2007 Todd DeFeo

Investigators say the mother of two slain children was in the home when they were stabbed to death, but authorities are stopping short of calling her a suspect in their murders.

McGwire’s 70th Home Run Ball Juiced, CT Scan Finds

January 4, 2007 HarpBlaster.com

Mark McGwire’s 70th home run ball from his record-breaking 1998 season contains a synthetic rubber ring or spring — a material not outlined in official Major League Baseball specifications.

ABH: Renovation of old hotel in the works

January 4, 2007 Todd DeFeo

By the end of the year, officials hope the interior of an historic granite hotel located in downtown Winder will be removed and replaced with a new steel structure.