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FAA: Tired controllers can now request to take leave

July 2, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Air traffic controllers can now request to take leave if they are too fatigued to work air traffic, under a new agreement between the FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA).

Avoid an unwanted visit from a bear

July 1, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Summer is a great time for seeing bears, even if a visit to more traditional bear habitats — or the zoo — isn’t on the agenda.

Officials: Stay safe on the water this July 4

July 1, 2011 The Travel Trolley

With so much focus on the highways this Independence Day, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is encouraging boaters to play it safe on the water.

AAA: Travel projected to decrease this weekend

July 1, 2011 The Travel Trolley

An estimated 39 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home this holiday weekend, AAA predicts.

Md. company to start ‘privatized maintenance’ on I-95 in Ga.

June 30, 2011 The Travel Trolley

A Maryland company on Friday will begin privatized maintenance of Interstate 95 in Georgia as part of a three-year “demonstration program,” transportation officials said.

DOT suspending construction lane closures

June 30, 2011 The Travel Trolley

The Georgia Department of Transportation is suspending lanes closures related to construction this holiday weekend.

Delta finishes flat bed installation on 777, 767-400ER aircraft

June 29, 2011 The Travel Trolley

All of Delta Air Lines’ Boeing 777 and 767-400ER aircraft have been upgraded to include full flat beds in the their BusinessElite cabins, the airline announced Wednesday.

Five must-dos for a visit to Savannah

June 29, 2011 The Travel Trolley

With so much to do and see, a visit to Savannah can seem a little daunting. But, it doesn’t have to be that way.

UPDATE: State to appeal judge’s decision to block law

June 28, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA – Georgia officials are planning to appeal a judge’s decision to strike down a portion of the state’s new law aimed at curbing illegal immigration. U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash on Monday struck down two provisions of the law, including a provision that would have allowed law enforcement personnel to check the immigration stats of criminal suspects they suspect to be in the country illegally and who cannot produce a valid identification. “Gov. (Nathan)

Historic Athens theater set to re-open Aug. 1

June 26, 2011 The Travel Trolley

The historic Georgia Theater, gutted by fire two years ago, is set to re-open Aug. 1, according to published media reports.