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Hartsfield-Jackson to accomodate Airbus A380

February 29, 2012 The Travel Trolley

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will widen taxiways and a runway and adjust a pair of gates to handle the world’s largest passenger airplane, which is expected to start serving the airport as soon as January.

Lawmakers look to expand where Commandments could hang

February 29, 2012 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — The Ten Commandments, along with other historical documents, would be allowed to be posted in any public statewide under a measure the state House approved this week. The House on Tuesday voted 161-0

Lawmakers look to expand where Commandments could hang

February 29, 2012 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — The Ten Commandments, along with other historical documents, would be allowed to be posted in any public statewide under a measure the state House approved this week. The House on Tuesday voted 161-0

Three meat co. owners sentenced to federal prison

February 25, 2012 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — Three owners of an Atlanta meat company were sentenced this week to federal prison on charges of tax and immigration fraud. U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr. sentenced Rhett Maughon, 49, of Decatur, Rafael

Three meat co. owners sentenced to federal prison

February 25, 2012 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — Three owners of an Atlanta meat company were sentenced this week to federal prison on charges of tax and immigration fraud. U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr. sentenced Rhett Maughon, 49, of Decatur, Rafael

Group: Enact new assisted suicide ban

February 8, 2012 Express Telegraph

A pro-life group is calling on the Georgia legislature to enact a ban on assisted suicides, saying the state is at risk “to become a haven for merchants of death unless we act.” The state’s

End of the line for famous Athens trestle?

February 7, 2012 Todd DeFeo

For years, the famed “Murmur Trestle” in Athens, Ga., has attracted R.E.M. fans from around the globe. But, time may be running out for the 130-year-old trestle, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Former DeKalb officer indicted for tipping off drug dealers

February 4, 2012 Express Telegraph

A former DeKalb County police officer and reserve officer with the Clarkston Police Department has been indicted on a federal charge of unlawfully accessing government databases and tipping off drug dealers to a pending federal

Measure would allow DNR to regulate boats at state parks

February 3, 2012 The Travel Trolley

The Georgia state Senate this week passed a measure that gives the Department of Natural Resources the ability to restrict the use of boats on lakes at state parks.

Atlanta streetcar line kicks off construction

February 3, 2012 The Travel Trolley

Local and federal officials this week kicked off construction on a 2.62-mile streetcar line officials contend is the start of a citywide and regional alternative transportation network.