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Monday, 05 January 2009 07:23 |
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Lively debates are anticipated as the legislative session in Georgia begins later this month. Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle says there will have to be some thinking outside the box for the state to provide adequate funding for K-through-12 education. He says there needs to been continuation of innovative programs and a greater focus on charter schools, which he says are providing education that is 20 percent better and 20 percent less expensive than traditional schools. Cagle spoke favorably of operations at the University of West Georgia and West Central Technical College, while also acknowledging that officials at these institutions are facing the pressure of continuing to provide quality education with diminishing financial support. |
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Monday, 05 January 2009 07:19 |
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A Buchanan motorist has been charged with possession of methamphetamine following a traffic stop New Year's Eve near Temple High School. Anitritte Boyd Dobbs, 29, reportedly admitted to possessing the suspected methamphetamine found in a pocketbook on the seat of the 1998 Ford F-150 pick-up truck. A witness had reportedly seen Dobbs with the suspected drugs at a gas station shortly before the traffic stop and notified authorities according to Carroll County Sheriff's Office reports. |
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Monday, 05 January 2009 07:15 |
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The Georgia Department of Public Safety has accurately predicted the number of motor vehicle fatalities that occurred during the New Year's Holiday travel period, with 20 motorists killed between 6:00 p.m. Wednesday and midnight this morning. Two fatalities occurred in Newnan and one in LaGrange. There were more accidents than the predicted 3,000, as 3,500 accidents occurred in the 102 hour time frame. The number of injured motorists was below the prediction, with 870 injuries reported, well short of the 1,350 that had been predicted. |
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Haralson Emergency Radio System Progressing |
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Monday, 05 January 2009 06:49 |
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Haralson County's portion of the over $2 Million dollar West Area Regional Radio System (WARRS) grant is being put to good use. Haralson County E-911 Communications Director Perry Glasgow says the transmitter tower for the 800 Megahertz radio system will soon be constructed in Haralson County, allowing West Georgia to become a focal point for the state. |
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