Local deaths Jan. 28

Jan 28, 2015 12:58:38 AM - Thomasville Times-Enterprise

Roscoe Sanders, 64, of Pelham, died Saturday at...

Coliseum Authority furthers discussion on new arena downtown

Jan 28, 2015 12:58:36 AM - NBC WAGT 26

RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. -
he Coliseum Authority approved to replace a $15,000 boiler at the James Brown Arena at Tuesday's meeting. With the amount of upkeep a 40 PLUS year old facility requires,...

Kasey Greenhalgh

Kemp touts 'SEC primary' to boost Georgia's role in presidential selection

Jan 28, 2015 12:54:57 AM - OnlineAthens

So far, only Tennessee has committed to the same March 1 date as Georgia. Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama plan to pass legislation this session to join that date.

Two giant states that could...

Walter C. Jones

Gwinnett County Schools, Georgia Gwinnett to partner on special ed teaching program

Jan 28, 2015 12:48:54 AM - Gwinnett Daily Post

Finding and keeping special education teachers has been an ongoing issue for years in Gwinnett County Schools. This spring, the school district and Georgia Gwinnett College are launching a bachelor’s...

Keith Farner

Linking Up Local Blog Shares Frustrations Many Business Owners have with Popular Review Site

Jan 28, 2015 12:44:00 AM - NBC WAGT 26

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A new blog post on Linking Up Local’s...

Tibet Travel Permits for 2015 tours-Insider's Review from Local Agency TCTS

Jan 28, 2015 12:43:01 AM - CW Atlanta

PRWeb
Tibet travel permits are required documents for all foreign travelers entering Tibet; they must be presented when arriving overland and at train stations and airports. According to the latest...

By: PRWeb

R/GA, Droga5 are honored for tech, creative breakthroughs

Jan 28, 2015 12:37:39 AM - SmartBrief

R/GA has been named Ad Age's "2015 Agency of the Year" as part of its annual...

Georgia CPAs Prepare for CPA Day

Jan 28, 2015 12:34:28 AM - Accounting Today

More than 200 CPAs from across the Peach State are meeting state lawmakers on Thursday for the 2015 CPA Day at the Gold Dome, Georgia’s state capitol building in Atlanta.

On this day, individual...

Michael Cohn

DeKalb Commission approves de-annexation of Doraville 44 business owners signed forms to request to re-join DeKalb County

Jan 28, 2015 12:30:56 AM - On Common Ground

Details Written by OCG News Staff


The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners voted today to approve the de-annexation of properties recently annexed by the Georgia State Legislature into the...

Valerie Morgan

DeKalb Commissioner Stan Watson to host community breakfast Feb. 7

Jan 28, 2015 12:30:56 AM - On Common Ground

Details Written by OCG News Staff
DeKalb County Commissioner Stan Watson will host his first 2015 Community Cabinet Breakfast on  Saturday, Feb. 7, 9 to 11 a.m. , at Chapel Hill...

Valerie Morgan

How Obama is courting the new Saudi leadership

Jan 28, 2015 12:55:24 AM - CBS News

President Obama held his first formal meeting with the...

Sheldon Silver to Be Replaced as Speaker of New York State Assembly

Jan 28, 2015 12:51:42 AM - New York Times

SUSANNE CRAIG and THOMAS KAPLAN

Lynch to Cast Herself as Departure From Holder

Jan 28, 2015 12:43:39 AM - New York Times

CARL HULSE and MATT APUZZO

Stocks fall on weaker earnings, outlook

Jan 28, 2015 12:42:29 AM - San Francisco Chronicle

Obama Dropping Plan to Tax College Savings Accounts

Jan 28, 2015 12:32:57 AM - NBCNews.com

CBS US News: Five in Utah family died from "drug toxicity"

Jan 27, 2015 11:34:20 PM - CBS News

The Strack family; the parents and three of the children died in September 2014 Strack family/CBS affiliate KUTV

SALT LAKE CITY - Police say five members of a Utah family found dead last fall...

Google, Biogen team up for multiple sclerosis research

Jan 27, 2015 11:29:43 PM - San Francisco Chronicle

Caroline Chen

More Than 9 Million Choose Obamacare in Latest Round

Jan 27, 2015 11:18:56 PM - NBCNews.com

Military has many options in Bowe Bergdahl case

Jan 27, 2015 11:13:51 PM - Miami Herald

Army and Pentagon officials said Tuesday there has been no decision on what, if any, criminal charges will be filed against Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier who left his post in Afghanistan and was...

White House drops 529 college savings proposal

Jan 27, 2015 11:08:58 PM - CNN

A White House official confirmed the move on Tuesday as fierce opposition to the provision was building in Congress, even among fellow Democrats.

READ: Obama proposes scaling back benefits of 529...