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Davis execution awaiting SCOTUS

September 21, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA – The planned execution of Troy Anthony Davis has been delayed – for now – until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether it wants to intervene, The Associated Press reported. It is not clear when the Supreme Court may decide, but it could potentially come this evening. Davis, 42, was set to be executed at 7 p.m. at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson for the August 1989 shooting death of off-duty

Davis execution delayed for SCOTUS

September 21, 2011 Express Telegraph

News outlets are now reporting the Troy Anthony Davis has been delayed for now until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether it wants to intervene.

Riot officers guarding Jackson prison

September 21, 2011 Express Telegraph

Officers in riot gear are guarding the state prison where Troy Anthony Davis is set to be executed, WSB-AM reported. Davis declined his last meal and the opportunity to make a final recorded statement, various outlets reported.

Ga. Supreme Court denies stay of execution for Davis

September 21, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court has unanimously denied a stay of execution for Troy Anthony Davis. Davis, 42, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 7 p.m. at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson. Davis was convicted of the 1989 murder of Savannah Police Officer Mark Allen MacPhail. Specifically, the Court denied Davis’ motion for a stay of execution and a request for the court to hear another appeal.

Remembering Sept. 11: Monuments everywhere pay tribute

September 10, 2011 Todd DeFeo

A mural on the side of a building. A plaque on the side of a city’s building.

Atlanta airport traffic up so far in 2011

August 31, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Passenger traffic at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport increased by 3.7 percent during the first six months of 2011 compared to 2010 even as the number of landings and takeoffs decreased, the airport said.

Rockdale, Newton newspapers to publish joint Sunday edition

August 29, 2011 Express Telegraph

The newspapers of record for Rockdale and Newton counties said they will start publishing a joint Sunday edition.

Is there any good pizza in Cobb County, Ga.?

August 29, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Cobb County may not be Brooklyn, but there are a number of local pizza joints in Cobb County worth checking out.

Kingston cemetery final resting place for 250 unknown soldiers

August 27, 2011 Todd DeFeo

A quiet hill on the edge of town provides the final resting place for 250 Confederate and two Union soldiers “known but to God,” as a nearby historical marker reads.

Louisville: Market holds key to city’s past

August 23, 2011 Todd DeFeo

The small town of Louisville today might seem like little more than a blip on the map. But, by the end of the 18th century, Louisville was an important city in Georgia.