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Amtrak: Atlanta station poses ‘impediment’ to improving Crescent

October 25, 2011 Todd DeFeo

Amtrak’s current station in Atlanta is hindering the railroad’s ability to improve the performance of the one passenger train that serves the city, the railroad said in a recent report.

Amtrak considering changes to Crescent

October 23, 2011 Todd DeFeo

Amtrak is considering running shorter versions of the Crescent passenger train between Atlanta and New Orleans to save money because of lower ridership numbers, according to a recent report from the passenger railroad.

Officials: Beware of deer this fall

October 20, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Georgia authorities are urging motorists to be cautious of deer this fall.

State’s high court reinstates death penalty in Hall County case

October 19, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — The state's Supreme Court unanimously voted to reinstate the death sentence handed down to a man convicted in Hall County of the 1994 murders of his girlfriend and her friend. Earlier this year, a lower court threw out the sentence against Scotty Garnell Morrow after finding that he was denied effective counsel during the sentencing phase of his trial. But, in a decision handed down this week, Justice Hugh Thompson writes, “we conclude that trial

Former DeKalb officer sentenced to federal prison

October 19, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — A former DeKalb County police officer faces a year and a day in federal prison for helping hide a stolen vehicle, unlawfully accessing government information and lying to federal agents, the FBI said. Donald Briston, 41, of Lilburn, who pleaded guilty to the federal charges in July, was also sentenced by U.S. District Judge Timothy C. Batten Sr. to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $3,000 fine. “The citizens

Report: Southwest to ‘unwind’ Atlanta AirTran hub

October 12, 2011 The Travel Trolley

When Southwest Airlines begins its service in Atlanta early next year, it won’t be the same service in a new paint scheme.

Dahlonega’s ‘Gold Rush Days’ celebrates area’s past

October 9, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Dahlonega’s fortunes changed forever in 1828 when gold was discovered in the area.

Ga. court declines to remove Johnson’s stay of execution

October 6, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — The state’s Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to drop a stay of execution a Dougherty County judge granted to a man who was set to be executed for the 1994 murder a woman he met at a west Albany bar. Dougherty County Superior Court Chief Judge Willie Lockette on Tuesday granted the stay of execution to 46-year-old Marcus Ray Johnson. District Attorney Gregory Edwards filed an emergency motion to dismiss the stay, but the

Stay remains in place for Johnson

October 5, 2011 Express Telegraph

The Supreme Court of Georgia today refused to vacate the stay of execution granted yesterday to Marcus Ray Johnson by Chief Judge Willie Lockette of the Dougherty County Superior Court. In a unanimous vote, the high court dismissed the State's appeal on procedural grounds. District Attorney Gregory Edwards filed an emergency motion this morning, asking the state Supreme Court to vacate the judge's order granting the stay. But the purpose of the stay was toallow

Good Eats: The Silver Skillet

October 2, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Since opening in 1956, the Silver Skillet has become an Atlanta institution.