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Website dedicated to railfanning relaunching The Cross-Tie

August 6, 2015 Special to Express Telegraph

Railfanning.org is relaunching The Cross-Tie as an e-newsletter, the website announced. The website published the popular Cross-Tie as an e-zine from 2003 until 2007. After it was discontinued, much of the magazine’s content was published on the new Railfanning.org that launched in 2012. During its initial run, The Cross-Tie featured a mix of news articles and content about the history of railroads. The e-zine regularly profiled railroad museums and cities from a railfanning perspective. The

Railfanning.org continues to highlight role of railroads in Athens

August 4, 2015 Special to Express Telegraph

Railfanning.org continues to publish new content highlighting railroads and the role they played in the history of Athens and Northeast Georgia. The website, which focuses on all aspects of railroads, first launched a page dedicated to Athens circa 2005. Among the Athens-relevant content the website has published are articles about the Athens Terminal Co., the Gainesville Midland and the Hartwell Railroad, which operates The Athens Line through downtown Athens. It has also featured railfanning opportunities along Atlanta Highway.

Georgia

Bikers pay tribute to fallen Marine

August 1, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Thousands of motorcyclists turned Interstate 75 into a patriotic thoroughfare Saturday, August 1, as part of a ride to honor a U.S. Marine slain in a mass shooting at a pair of military installations July 16 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Railfanning.org continues to highlight role of railroads in Marietta

July 29, 2015 Special to Express Telegraph

Railfanning.org continues to publish new content highlighting railroads and the role they played in the history of Marietta, Ga. The website, which focuses on all aspects of railroads, first launched a page dedicated to Marietta in 2003. The site attracts both avid and novice railfans. Over the years, a number of articles related to Marietta — including a profile about the historic Glover Machine Works, an article about the 1916 locomotive on display downtown and

Atlanta council asks governor to take action on Stone Mountain

July 22, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The Atlanta City Council wants Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal to consider changes to Stone Mountain, according to various media reports.

News

Haley signs bill removing flag from S.C. statehouse

July 9, 2015 Todd DeFeo

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley today signed a bill to remove the Confederate battle flag from flying on the statehouse grounds. The flag is to be removed tomorrow morning.

Commentary

What happened when Mets fans were too loud in Turner Field is hysterical

June 22, 2015 Todd DeFeo

New York Mets fans by the hundreds turned out to Turner Field on Saturday to cheer on the Amazins. That’s no surprise, given the number of transplants in the Atlanta area, but this was no ordinary night at the ballpark.

News

Yelp Names Peachtree Center Restaurant Top Place to Eat in Atlanta

June 9, 2015 Special to Express Telegraph

A restaurant in Peachtree Center was voted the top place in metro Atlanta to eat by Yelp. Aviva by Kameel is “a Mediterranean joint in the food hall at Peachtree Center where Yelpers rave about the lamb shawarma, rosemary chicken and eggplant ratatouille,” Yelp wrote. The restaurant bested a number of the usual suspects on Yelp’slist of the Top 50 Places to Eat in Metro Atlanta. The restaurant, which opened in Peachtree Center in 2012,

Georgia State Troopers Preparing for Memorial Day Weekend Patrols

May 21, 2015 Special to Express Telegraph

The Memorial Day holiday weekend is soon approaching. Colonel Mark W. McDonough, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety, said the 78-hour holiday patrol period will begin Friday, May 22 at 6 p.m. and end midnight on Memorial Day.

Invesco executive: Economy in ‘early stages’ of secular bull market

January 15, 2014 Special to Express Telegraph

The U.S. economy is in the early stages of a secular bull market, similar to market conditions of the mid 1940s to 1960s and early 1980s to 2000 that resulted in significant market gains, the chief investment officer for Invesco’s U.S. Growth Equities team said Tuesday.