Sen. Cruz Meets with Cotton Farmers in West Texas

A Georgia state senator plans to push legislation next session to “strengthen enforcement measures particularly in the area of identifying and prosecuting illegal aliens who have committed additional violations while in Georgia.”

Railfanning.org continues to publish new content highlighting railroads and the role they played in the history of Athens and Northeast Georgia. The website, which focuses on all aspects of railroads, first launched a page dedicated to Athens circa 2005. Among the Athens-relevant content the website has published are articles about the Athens Terminal Co., the Gainesville Midland and the Hartwell Railroad, which operates The Athens Line through downtown Athens. It has also featured railfanning opportunities along Atlanta Highway.

High blood pressure ran in Dee Louis-Scott’s family, along with a talent for preparing delicious, beautiful meals that kept everyone at the table for hours. “I hear many families with a history of medical problems who say they can’t do anything about it because it’s ‘genetics,’ ” says Louis-Scott, author of “Believe in the Magic,” www.mattiefisher.com, an inspirational biography of her late mother, Mattie Fisher. “But for families like ours it wasn’t just ‘genetics.’ It