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City OKs water agreement with county
by Ray Lightner
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The current water sales agreement between Griffin, Spalding County and the Spalding County Water and Sewerage Facilities Authority expires in 2020. Both sides have been looking for an extended ag...
Griffin OKs more money for the airport
by Ray Lightner
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The City of Griffin approved almost a quarter million dollars for the Griffin-Spalding Airport this fiscal year. The $225,600 in for the airport’s operating budget is to buy more fuel. Airport Di...
Griffin Police Department earns third national accreditation
by Ray Lightner
May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The Griffin Police Department has earned national and international certification. At last Tuesday’s meeting the city commissioners recognized the department and certification manager Eddie Bogan ...

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    Jags place fourth at state
    by JOHN SULLIVAN, Sports Editor — jsullivan@griffindailynews.com
    May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
    DALTON — Sophomore Tye Waller shot a 1-over 37-36—73 and junior Parker Plageman added a 2-over 38-36—74 to lead the Spalding High golf team to a co-fourth place finish at the Class AAAA state golf ...
    Jags scrimmage in the rain; Plenty of bright spots emerge on both sides of ball (W/ SLIDE SHOW)
    by JOHN SULLIVAN, Sports Editor — jsullivan@griffindailynews.com
    May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
    Despite early morning rain, the Spalding High football team held its annual Navy and Silver spring scrimmage Saturday in front of a few hundred fans at the SHS practice field. “It was more of a co...
    Passmore, Parks lead Green past Gold (W/ SLIDE SHOW)
    by JEFF ARMSTRONG, Assistant Sports Editor; jeff@griffindailynews.com
    May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
    Griffin Lady Bears soccer player Abby Passmore kicked a field goal and an extra point and quarterback Jaquez Parks scored a rushing touchdown to give the Green team a 10-7 victory over the Gold tea...

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    Danielle Stephan holds boyfriend Thomas Layton as they pause between salvaging through the remains of a family member's home one day after a tornado devastated the town Moore, OklahomaBy Ian Simpson and Alice Mannette MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Rescue workers with sniffer dogs and searchlights combed through the wreckage of a massive tornado to ensure no survivors remained buried in the rubble of primary schools, homes and buildings in an Oklahoma City suburb. The massive tornado on Monday afternoon flattened blocks of the town, killed at least 24 people and injured about 240 in Moore, just outside Oklahoma City. ...


    Wed May 22 07:27:27 UTC 2013

    U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner pauses as he announces that he will resign from the United States House of Representatives during a news conference in Brooklyn, New YorkBy Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two years after resigning from Congress in a lewd photo scandal, former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner announced in a video message early on Wednesday he is running for New York City mayor. "I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down, but I also learned some tough lessons," Weiner said in the video. "I'm running because I've been fighting for the middle class and those struggling to make it my entire life. ...


    Wed May 22 06:25:18 UTC 2013

    Jodi Arias addresses the jury during the penalty phase of her murder trial in PhoenixBy Tim Gaynor PHOENIX (Reuters) - A jury weighing the fate of murderer Jodi Arias is set to resume deliberations on Wednesday on whether she should be sentenced to death or spend her life in prison for the brutal slaying of her ex-boyfriend. Arias, 32, was found guilty earlier this month in the murder of Travis Alexander, whose body was found slumped in the shower of his Phoenix-area home in June 2008. He had been stabbed 27 times, had his throat slashed and been shot in the face. The murder trial, which featured graphic testimony and photographs, became a sensation on U.S. ...


    Wed May 22 07:02:13 UTC 2013
    [Updated at 2:30 p.m. CT] MOORE, Okla. –As a hailstorm bore down on the devastated region Tuesday afternoon, first responders continued to sift through debris to try to find survivors and figure out how many people died in the massive tornado that ripped through southern Oklahoma City and other towns a day earlier. Twenty four [...]
    Tue May 21 19:36:00 UTC 2013
    OKLAHOMA CITY—Anthony Connel was sitting in traffic off of South 149th Street, about a mile from his home, when he saw it happen: A dark black cloud, so ominous and wide that it didn’t even look like a tornado, dropped to the ground—and headed straight for his house. Connel, a sales manager at Anheuser-Busch, had [...]
    Tue May 21 16:58:37 UTC 2013
    Susan and Bob Njoo's destroyed home. They managed to escape from the rubble with minor injuries. (Photo courtesy of Larry Ong) Yahoo News invited Oklahoma City area residents to share their firsthand experiences and observations from Monday’s tornadoes and rescue efforts, and the cleanup that began Tuesday. Below are excerpts from what they’ve written. *** [...]
    Tue May 21 16:05:45 UTC 2013

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