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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 | 4 4 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 ...
Pool complex named for 'Brew'
by Ray Lightner
May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The City of Griffin voted to name the city pool complex after Zenobia Hood Kinnebrew. Kinnebrew, or “Brew” as she was called worked at the city pool for more than 20 years, after retiring as a tea...

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    Jags place fourth at state
    by JOHN SULLIVAN, Sports Editor — jsullivan@griffindailynews.com
    May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 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 | 12 12 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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    People look at the destruction after a huge tornado struck Moore, OklahomaBy Alice Mannette Ian Simpson MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Pre-dawn emergency workers searched feverishly for survivors in the rubble of homes, primary schools and an hospital in an Oklahoma City suburb ravaged by a massive Monday afternoon tornado feared to have killed up to 91 people and injured well over 200 residents. The 2-mile(3-km) wide tornado tore through town of Moore outside Oklahoma City, trapping victims beneath the rubble as one elementary school took a direct hit and another was destroyed. ...


    Tue May 21 07:24:58 UTC 2013

    A U.S. Marine, who is part of a military honor guard, takes his position before a welcoming ceremony for German Defense Minister de Maiziere at the Pentagon in WashingtonBy Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration has decided to give the Pentagon control of some drone operations against terrorism suspects overseas that are currently run by the CIA, several U.S. government sources said on Monday. Obama has pledged more transparency on controversial counterterrorism programs, and giving the Pentagon the responsibility for part of the drone program could open it to greater congressional oversight. ...


    Mon May 20 21:35:27 UTC 2013

    Commuters arrive at the South Norwalk train station to be transferred to buses to Bridgeport to re-board Metro-North trains bound for New HavenBy Richard Weizel WESTPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) - Connecticut rail commuters endured crowded and rerouted rides in to work on Monday, as Metro-North worked to repair the busiest U.S. rail line after a two-train collision and derailment injured more than 70 people late last week. Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy said commuters should expect "serious disruptions," and encouraged riders to stay home if possible as repair crews worked to fix or replace more than 2,000 feet of track as well as overhead wires and other equipment. ...


    Mon May 20 18:13:49 UTC 2013
    MOORE, Okla. – The hell he saw was harrowing, but it’s the sounds at Plaza Towers Elementary that Stuart Earnest Jr. says will haunt him forever. “All you could hear were screams,” Earnest said. “The people screaming for help and the people trying to help were also screaming.” Plaza Towers, a pre-kindergarten through sixth grade [...]
    Tue May 21 07:13:45 UTC 2013
    Claudia Poglianich had just one major request when her daughter Olivia began looking at colleges two years ago: that Olivia would pick a school where she had the greatest chance of emerging debt-free. It was an ask that seemed almost quaint in a world where college costs have reached record highs and students are almost [...]
    Tue May 21 06:07:06 UTC 2013
    A devastating, mile-wide tornado touched down near Oklahoma City on Monday, killing at least 51 people—including 20 children—decimating homes, businesses and a pair of elementary schools in the suburb of Moore. According to the state's medical examiner, the death toll was expected to rise. About 40 bodies were expected to be transported to the medical [...]
    Mon May 20 20:53:06 UTC 2013

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