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Fri., May 10, 2013 4:01pm
Commissioners in Butts County will decide next month whether to allocate an extra $2,000 to the area’s Head Start program.
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Thu., September 22, 2011 2:46am
Supporters and opponents of the Troy Davis execution squared off across a street from each other in Jackson. Ultimately, by the time Davis died, police in riot gear outnumbered the vocal demonstrators. Many came from far-off parts of the state to stand with one side or the other. Police reported few incidents with the demonstrators and the sizeable media contingent.
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Fri., July 22, 2011 8:58am
A Georgia man convicted of killing his parents and sister was executed Thursday after the courts allowed what was likely the nation's first video-recorded execution in almost two decades. Andrew DeYoung was put to death by lethal injection at the state prison in Jackson after courts turned down his appeals.
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Wed., January 26, 2011 8:55am
A Georgia man convicted of killing an Atlanta preschool teacher in a high-profile case has been executed by state corrections officials.
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Tue., April 27, 2010 8:43am
A Jackson, Ga. business group hopes to open what would be only the second d
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Tue., October 20, 2009 8:32pm
Mark Howard McClain was put to death by lethal injection at 7:24pm EDT. The
