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Summer fun in the sun
by Sheila A. Marshall
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Becky Olnhausen and her 1-year-old son, Bridger, were all smiles as they cooled off in the city pool. Brad Olnhausen sends his 4-year-old son, Rylan, flying through the air as they played together...
Man killed in attack in Pike County
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CONCORD — One man was killed and his wife injured in a Wednesday afternoon attack at their 560 Caldwell Bridge Road home in Pike County. Officials from the Pike County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) resp...
Two arrested on drug charges
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According to Spalding County Sheriff Dee Stewart, two people have been arrested and charged with several drug-related offenses. Susan Amanda Moore and Kermit Lloyd Sizemore were arrested June 26 a...

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Local golfers on move here, there and everywhere
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It has been a busy time the last two weeks on the local golf scene, especially for local junior golfers. No one has been busier than rising Spalding High junior Henry Mabbett -- the co-state cha...

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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces that she is stepping down from her position as Governor in Wasilla, Alaska on Friday July 3, 2009. The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the surprise announcement, saying she would step down July 26 but didn't announce her plans. (AP Photo/The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Robert DeBerry)AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.


Fri Jul 03 21:36:43 -0500 2009

A South Korean conservative activist burns a defaced North Korean flag and mock missiles during a rally denouncing North Korea's missile launch in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 3, 2009. South Korea said Friday it is closely monitoring North Korean military sites because the communist nation may fire more missiles, amid speculation that a long-range test launch aimed toward the U.S. is possible in coming days.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - North Korea fired two missiles off it eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, in yet another provocative move after U.N. sanctions were imposed on the communist regime for its May nuclear test.


Fri Jul 03 21:25:06 -0500 2009

President Barack Obama makes remarks about innovation and jobs, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)U.S. News & World Report - In a move that suggests its initial rescue plan was insufficient, the Obama administration yesterday announced plans to widen the eligibility parameters of a key housing initiative. The change would allow borrowers with mortgages valued at 125 percent of their home's worth to refinance into more affordable loans. Previously, only borrowers with so-called loan-to-value ratios of 105 percent or less could do so. The mortgage refinancing program is part of the president's two-pronged plan to pull the nation out of its worst housing slump since the Great Depression. ...


Thu Jul 02 17:47:20 -0500 2009

Pallbearers wearing blue shirts with rolled up sleeves, carry the coffin of the television pitchman, Billy Mays, from the church where the funeral mass was held in Mays' hometown, in the Pittsburgh suburb of McKees Rocks, Pa., Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)AP - References to television pitchman Bill Mays' trademark image were everywhere at his funeral Friday near Pittsburgh.


Fri Jul 03 12:40:49 -0500 2009

This image originally provided June 28, 2009 by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Department shows a sketch of a possible suspect in a series of recent murders in Cherokee County, S.C. Sheriff's deputies searched Friday, July 3, 2009 for a serial killer blamed for four deaths over the past six days as terrified residents wondered who might be next. (AP Photo/Cherokee County Sheriff's Department via Spartanburg Herald Journal)AP - Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer believed to have shot four people to death.


Fri Jul 03 20:21:56 -0500 2009

In this handout photo provided by AEG, pop star Michael Jackson rehearses at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 23, 2009. (AP Photo/ Kevin Mazur, AEG/Getty Images)AP - Madonna is paying tribute to Michael Jackson in the same arena where he was to stage his great comeback.


Fri Jul 03 17:42:05 -0500 2009

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