Month: February 2012

  • Hartsfield-Jackson to accomodate Airbus A380

    ATLANTA — Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will widen taxiways and a runway and adjust a pair of gates to handle the world’s largest passenger airplane, which is expected to start serving the airport as soon as January. Korean Air is introducing the Airbus A380 for daily service between Atlanta to Seoul (Incheon), the airport announced…

  • Lawmakers look to expand where Commandments could hang

    ATLANTA — The Ten Commandments, along with other historical documents, would be allowed to be posted in any public statewide under a measure the state House approved this week. The House on Tuesday voted 161-0 in favor of House Bill 766. The measure would remove restrictions as to where so-called Foundations of American Law and…

  • Hartsfield-Jackson to accomodate Airbus A380

    ATLANTA — Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will widen taxiways and a runway and adjust a pair of gates to handle the world’s largest passenger airplane, which is expected to start serving the airport as soon as January. Korean Air is introducing the Airbus A380 for daily service between Atlanta to Seoul (Incheon), the airport announced…

  • Lawmakers look to expand where Commandments could hang

    ATLANTA — The Ten Commandments, along with other historical documents, would be allowed to be posted in any public statewide under a measure the state House approved this week. The House on Tuesday voted 161-0 in favor of House Bill 766. The measure would remove restrictions as to where so-called Foundations of American Law and…

  • Ga. lawmakers aim to crack down on pill mills

    ATLANTA — State lawmakers are moving to curb what officials fear is a quick growth of illegal pill mills in Georgia. Legislators in both the state House and Senate committees have recently recommended bills officials contend will restrict pill mill operators from operating in the state. Officials believe the growth is at least in part exacerbated by legislation that other states,…

  • Ga. lawmakers aim to crack down on pill mills

    ATLANTA — State lawmakers are moving to curb what officials fear is a quick growth of illegal pill mills in Georgia. Legislators in both the state House and Senate committees have recently recommended bills officials contend will restrict pill mill operators from operating in the state. Officials believe the growth is at least in part exacerbated by legislation that other states,…

  • Ga. senator wants moratorium on HOT lanes

    ATLANTA — Sen. Curt Thompson, D-Tucker, will present SB 347 during today’s Senate Transportation Committee meeting. SB 347 would place a moratorium on the development of high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes in Georgia. The bill would also require the Georgia General Assembly to pass legislation to designate the future return of any and all HOT…

  • Mets to honor Carter with jersey patch

    The New York Mets will wear a patch during the 2012 season to honor former teammate and Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter. Carter died Feb. 16 following a battle against brain cancer. The patch, which will first appear during a March 5 spring training game and will be worn on Mets’ jerseys for the…

  • Three meat co. owners sentenced to federal prison

    ATLANTA — Three owners of an Atlanta meat company were sentenced this week to federal prison on charges of tax and immigration fraud. U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr. sentenced Rhett Maughon, 49, of Decatur, Rafael Villarreal Sr., 42, of Suwanee, and Marcus Maughon, 47, of Decatur, to prison after all three pleaded guilty to various charges in…

  • Delta expands partnership with Chinese airlines

    ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines is expanding its partnership with China Southern and China Eastern airlines. The deal with the airlines, two of China’s largest, will make flying easier for anyone traveling between the United States and China, Delta said. According to the official news release: The agreements, recently approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of…