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Personnel from Griffin Fire-Rescue inspect the damage done by a car accident at Economy Rent-a-Car on West Taylor Street Monday afternoon.
Personnel from Griffin Fire-Rescue inspect the damage done by a car accident at Economy Rent-a-Car on West Taylor Street Monday afternoon.
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Driver strikes building at local business
by Matthew W. Quinn
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A local driver accidentally hit the accelerator and collided with the Economy Rent-A-Car building on West Taylor Street Monday afternoon. “A customer just drove through by accident,” said Linda Bl...
Orrs Elementary recognized for character education
by Thomas Hoefer
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Orrs Elementary School was named a 2010 Georgia School of Character by the Bagwell College of Education at Kennesaw State University, tied only with another elementary school in Woodstock. The cha...
GHS students recognized for academics, attendance
by Thomas Hoefer
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Griffin High School on Monday presented 387 students with certificates for their academic success and perfect attendance during its Honors Day in the school’s commons. “We want to recognize them f...

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Griffin Christian forward Lee Neidert grabs a rebound last Thursday night against the Arlington Christian Eagles at home. (John Sullivan/Daily News)
Griffin Christian forward Lee Neidert grabs a rebound last Thursday night against the Arlington Christian Eagles at home. (John Sullivan/Daily News)
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Griffin Christian gets 20 wins
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NEWNAN, Ga. — The Griffin Christian Crusaders boys basketball team made school history Friday night, defeating The Heritage School 64-43 in the GISA Region 4-AA regular-season finale to get their...

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World's tallest tower closed a month after opening (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2010 file photo, an Emirati man looks over the city view at an observation point screen at the observation deck of the Burj Dubai tower, on Level 124 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Burj Khalifa's owner said Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 the observation deck of the world's tallest tower has been unexpectedly shut down, disappointing visitors and marring the spire's reputation just a month after it opened. The precise cause of the $1.5 billion Dubai skyscraper's closure remained unclear. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)AP - The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks.


Mon Feb 08 20:06:10 -0600 2010
Weather closes government offices a second day (Reuters)

Cars drive in single file down the normally four lane-wide 18th Street NW in downtown Washington, February 8, 2010. The federal government announced it would remain closed on Monday and most schools planned to shut down as residents of the mid-Atlantic struggled to dig out from a blizzard that dumped two feet of snow on the region. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)Reuters - Federal government agencies in the capital region will remain closed for a second day on Tuesday as residents brace for another blizzard while trying to clean up from a weekend storm that paralyzed the area with two feet of snow.


Tue Feb 09 05:22:30 -0600 2010
SI swimsuit edition puts Roddick's wife on cover (AP)

An image provided by Sports Illustrated shows the cover of the March 12, 2010, edition of Sports Illustrated magazine, the annual swimsuit edition. (AP Photo/Sports Illustrated, Walter Iooss Jr.)AP - Model Brooklyn Decker landed the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover this year.


Tue Feb 09 03:24:03 -0600 2010
Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally (AP)

In this June 5, 2009 photo, workers give the final check on newly assembled new 2010 Prius hybrid vehicles at Toyota Tsutsumi Plant in Toyota, central Japan. Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling nearly 200,000 of its signature Prius green cars in Japan for braking problems, the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker. Toyota president Akio Toyoda will hold a news conference at the automaker's Tokyo office later Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 to outline details of the braking problem, including plans for a possible recall in the U.S., a company official told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker.


Tue Feb 09 05:28:44 -0600 2010
Gamer to pay Nintendo $1.3 mln for illegal upload (AFP)

A screen displays an image from Japanese video game giant Nintendo showing its Super Mario character. An Australian man has agreed to pay Nintendo $1.3 mln for illegally uploading a game to the Internet six days before its global release.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - An Australian man has agreed to pay Nintendo 1.3 million US dollars for illegally uploading a game to the Internet six days before its global release, the firm said Tuesday.


Tue Feb 09 01:35:37 -0600 2010
Alabama senator releases holds on Obama nominees (AP)

Senator Richard Shelby, the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee seen here in 2009, has taken the extraordinary step of blocking more than 70 of US President Barack Obama's nominees amid a dispute over a lucrative US Air Force tanker deal, senate aides said Friday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)AP - Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama has released the "holds" he had placed on every one of President Barack Obama's nominees, his office said Monday.


Tue Feb 09 00:16:50 -0600 2010

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