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Deal appoints Butterworth as adjutant general

September 7, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — Gov. Nathan Deal on Tuesday named state Sen. Jim Butterworth, R-Clarkesville, as the next adjutant general of Georgia, a position responsible for more than 14,000 personnel in the Georgia Department of Defense. The state senator will resign his seat on Oct. 2, according to the governor’s office. That day, he will take command of the Georgia Army National Guard, the Georgia Air National Guard and the Georgia State Defense Force. Butterworth, who was first

Rockdale, Newton newspapers to publish joint Sunday edition

August 29, 2011 Express Telegraph

The newspapers of record for Rockdale and Newton counties said they will start publishing a joint Sunday edition.

Many Georgians cannot cover essential expenses

August 23, 2011 Express Telegraph

More than half of all Georgians (52.6 percent) could not cover essential expenses for more than three months if they lost their source of income, an improvement from a year ago when 76.3 percent said they could not survive more than three months if they lost their income.

Former Braves announcer Ernie Johnson dies at 87

August 14, 2011 Express Telegraph

Ernie Johnson, an Atlanta Braves legend and the former voice of the team, died Friday, the team announced. He was 87.

State lawmakers return next week for special session

August 12, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — State lawmakers will return to the Gold Dome on Monday as part of a special session primarily aimed at finalizing new districts for the state House and Senate and congressional districts. Georgia is gaining a 14th seat in Congress following last year’s Census. Other items on the docket for the special session include “technical changes” — as Gov. Nathan Deal’s office put it in a news release — to next year’s TSPLOST referendum and

Deal officially calls for special session

August 10, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — Gov. Nathan Deal, joined by House Speaker David Ralston and Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, today issued the call for the 2011 special legislative session. The special session is set to convene at 10 a.m. on Monday, and will include redistricting of the Georgia House and Senate and congressional districts, technical changes to next year’s TSPLOST referendum and ratifying the governor’s gas tax rate freeze.

State committee to review open records law

August 5, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — The state House Judiciary Committee is set to discuss proposed changes to the Georgia’s open records and meetings laws, Attorney General Sam Olens said this morning. The committee will be meeting Aug. 30 to discuss House Bill 397, which was introduced late in this year’s legislative session. The committee will meet at the end of a special session to draw new Congressional district maps as part of this year’s redistricting process. According to

AWOL soldier faces charges in bomb plot

August 1, 2011 Express Telegraph

An AWOL soldier from Fort Campbell, Ky., has been charged with possession of an unregistered destructive device in connection with a bomb plot. Federal investigators say 21-year-old Naser Jason Abdo had in his possession a .40 caliber handgun, ammunition, an article entitled “Make a bomb in the kitchen of your Mom” an bomb making components, including six bottles of smokeless gunpowder, shotgun shells, shotgun pellets, two clocks, two spools of auto wire, an electric drill

Franklin remembered as ‘stalwart defender of the Christian Faith’

July 30, 2011 Express Telegraph

When state Rep. Bobby Franklin, R-Marietta, passed away earlier this week, the state of Georgia lost “a stalwart defender of the Christian Faith,” the co-founder of the “Institute On The Constitution” said. Michael Anthony Peroutka, the institute’s co-founder, called Franklin “a battle-tested promoter of the need to restore the Constitutional Republic through the reinvigoration of the Christian principles of the founding.” “He was a true pro-life activist,” Peroutka said in a statement. “Bobby was a

Rep. Bobby Franklin dies

July 26, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — State Rep. Bobby Franklin, a vocal Republican from Cobb County has died, ajc.com reported. “I was shocked and saddened to hear of Rep. Bobby Franklin’s death,” Gov. Nathan Deal said in a statement. “Bobby served the people of Georgia as a representative from Cobb County for nearly 15 years, and he never wavered in his conviction to his principles. “He staunchly defended our Second Amendment rights, and he passionately promoted the sanctity of