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Ralston appoints Meadows co-chair of High School Athletics Overview Committee

August 11, 2015 Special to Express Telegraph

Speaker of the Georgia House David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, has appointed Representative John Meadows, R-Calhoun, as co-chair of the High School Athletics Overview Committee.

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Investigators: DeKalb County is ‘rotten to the core’

August 6, 2015 Todd DeFeo

DeKalb County “is rotten to the core,” special investigators probing various malfeasance in the County say in a letter to Interim DeKalb CEO Lee May, The Atlanta Constitution reported.

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Bikers pay tribute to fallen Marine

August 1, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Thousands of motorcyclists turned Interstate 75 into a patriotic thoroughfare Saturday, August 1, as part of a ride to honor a U.S. Marine slain in a mass shooting at a pair of military installations July 16 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Convicted Athens cop killer sentenced to life in prison

July 24, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Jamie Hood has been sentenced to life in prison without the opportunity for parole, the Athens Banner-Herald reported.

Atlanta council asks governor to take action on Stone Mountain

July 22, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The Atlanta City Council wants Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal to consider changes to Stone Mountain, according to various media reports.

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Atlanta names street for Ted Turner

July 22, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The city of Atlanta this week officially unveiled a street named in honor of media mogul and former Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner.

Sculptor selected to create MLK statue in Atlanta killed in crash

July 13, 2015 Todd DeFeo

An apparent drunken driver struck and killed the Henry County sculptor selected to create a statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the Georgia State Capitol, according to published reports.

Senate Passes Bill Proposing Amendment to Prevent Legislature from Collecting Ad Valorem Taxes

March 3, 2014 Express Telegraph

Senate Resolution 783, sponsored by Sen. Bill Heath (R-Bremen), passed the Georgia State Senate today by a vote of 38 to 13.

Georgia Senate passes resolution to create central transportation website

February 12, 2014 Todd DeFeo

The Georgia state Senate has passed a resolution that would create a central website for metro Atlanta’s four public transportation agencies.

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Georgia Commemorates 50th anniversary of ‘I Have a Dream’ speech

August 29, 2013 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — Senator Emanuel Jones, D-Decatur, chairman of the Martin Luther King Jr. Advisory Council, this week joined State and local leaders on the top of Stone Mountain to mark the anniversary of the historic March on Washington, and to Let Freedom Ring from Stone Mountain, as mentioned in Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech 50 years ago. “It was an honor to take part in such a special celebration of Dr. King’s legacy