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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.

Talbotton chief admits to making false statements

February 2, 2012 Express Telegraph

The former police chief of Talbotton pleaded guilty this week to a federal charge of making false statements, according to federal authorities. Michael Howard, 43, admitted that in June 2011, he lied to a federal agent when he denied knowing a known drug dealer had transported narcotics through Talbot County, the FBI said. “Former Chief Howard chose to lie to federal investigators during a broad investigation wherein four other area law enforcement officials have already

Ringgold recovering nine months after tornado

January 31, 2012 The Travel Trolley

Nine months after a major tornado ripped through this north Georgia hamlet, the signs of destruction are still visible.

Ringgold: End of the line for the Andrews raiders

January 30, 2012 The Travel Trolley

On the afternoon of April 12, 1862, a group of union spies desperately drove a stolen locomotive northward.

GBI: Killer used sweatshirt to kill himself

January 20, 2012 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — A 20-year-old maintenance worker who this week pleaded guilty to killing a seven-year-old girl died as a result of “ligature hanging,” the GBI confirmed on Friday. Ryan Brunn, 20, who faced life in prison, “hanged himself with his sweat-shirt,” the investigative agency said in a statement. Brunn earlier this week pleaded guilty to killing Jorelys Rivera in Canton in December. “The ongoing investigation by agents from the GBI’s Milledgeville Regional Office has not uncovered

Lawmakers target negligent dog owners

January 20, 2012 Express Telegraph

A pair of Georgia lawmakers are pushing legislation that would penalize negligent dog owners whose animals attack and either kill or seriously injure another person. “Dog attacks typically should not happen because they are so easily preventable,” state Rep. Amy Carter, R-Valdosta, said in a statement. “While we are all free to own any type of dog we wish, all dog owners must realize their responsibility to protect their family, neighbors, and the public at

Ga. man faces Jan. 31 execution

January 18, 2012 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — A man convicted of a 2001 murder in Paulding County faces a Jan. 31 execution, state officials said. Nicholas Cody Tate was convicted of killing Chrissie Williams and her 3-year-old daughter, Katelyn. If executed, Tate will be the 30th inmate in Georgia to be put to death by lethal injection.

Railfans Rejoice: Trains galore at the Southern Museum in Kennesaw

January 14, 2012 The Travel Trolley

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History will kick off its packed 2012 calendar of events with a family day focusing on all aspects of trains, ranging from songs to models to historic artifacts.

FBI: Former Fulton County detention officer sentenced to federal prison

January 12, 2012 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former FultonCounty detention officer to federal prison Derick Deshun Frazier, 32, of Stockbridge, pleaded guilty on Oct. 24to accepting a bribe to smuggle cell phones and cigarettes to inmatesinside the Fulton County Jail. U.S. District Judge Orinda D. Evanssentenced Frazier to six months in federal prison, which is to befollowed by three months of home confinement, then two years ofsupervised release. “Cell phones in the hands