November 2011 - Sightseers' Delight

Opinion: Ethics board members can only serve one four-year term

November 29, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — A member of the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission “may serve no more than one complete four year term of office,” the state attorney general’s office state said in a recent opinion. However, Deputy Attorney General Dennis R. Dunn said, a member of the board — formerly known as the State Ethics Commission — “may for a period of less than a complete term hold over in office until his successor

American Airlines parent company files Chapter 11

November 29, 2011 The Travel Trolley

AMR Corp., which owns American Airlines American Eagle, has filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Feds fine Spirit $50,000 for ads

November 24, 2011 The Travel Trolley

The federal government this week fined low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines $50,000 for what it said was deceptive advertising.

Inmates use cell phones ‘to commit additional crimes’

November 24, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — The state Department of Corrections is investigating a Monday incident at Telfair State Prison in Helena in which Inmates used smuggled cell phones to start a fight. Three inmates were sent to the hospital, and two remain in stable condition. A corrections officer was also hurt. Two dorms at the prison were placed on lock down. But, state officials say smuggled cell phones cause problems. Inmates, authorities say, can use the phones to

UPDATE: Court upholds death penalty for man claiming mental retardation

November 23, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — A federal appeals court this week upheld the death penalty for a man who now claims he is mentally retarded. Warren Lee Hill Jr. did not claim mental retardation during his 1991 trial. However, in 1996, Lee added to a “habeas petition to allege mental retardation for the first time, and he later claimed that Georgia’s reasonable doubt standard of proof (state law) violated the Eighth Amendment,” according to an opinion from the 11th

Court upholds death penalty for man claiming mental retardation

November 23, 2011 Express Telegraph

Ga. authorities prepared for Thanksgiving travel

November 23, 2011 The Travel Trolley

In Georgia, the number of travelers driving this holiday is expected to increase by 3.3 percent, while air travel is expected to rise by 1.2 percent. Others means of transportation — such as by bus or by rail — is projected to see a 14 percent increase.

Month: November 2011