Month: March 2012

  • Civil War Medal of Honor Donated to Kennesaw Museum

    KENNESAW, Ga. – In a ceremony on Thursday, April 12, an Ohio family will donate a rare Civil War-era Medal of Honor to Kennesaw’s Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History. The Waggoner family of Ohio, descendants of Sgt. John M. Scott, will donate the medal Scott was posthumously awarded for his participation in…

  • AAA: No relief in sight at the pumps

    ATLANTA — Motorists hoping for a break at the pumps shouldn’t hold their collective breaths. “Motorists can expect prices to increase well into spring, however year-to-date price trends mirror that of 2011. If the trending continues like last year, we could see pump prices peak in May and then start to retreat,” Jessica Brady, AAA…

  • Deal signs measure banning synthetic marijuana

    ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has signed into law a measure banning all forms of synthetic marijuana in Georgia. The legislation, Senate Bill 370, was named Chase’s Law in memory of Chase Corbitt Burnett. The 16-year-old honor student and soccer player, was found dead in a hot tub at his parent’s Fayette County home…

  • Olens: ‘Encouraged’ following Supreme Court arguments

    ATLANTA — After three days of oral arguments before the Supreme Court over whether the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act — known as Obamacare by opponents — is constitutional, Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens said he is “encouraged.” Georgia is one of more than two dozen states challenging the law that Congress passed and…

  • Ga. Senate passes measure to curb pill mills

    ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate has approved a measure aimed at stemming the spread of pill mills in the Peach State. The Senate voted 49-3 in favor of House Bill 972. Under the measure, which the state House previously approved, the Georgia Composite Medical Board would have the power to license and regulate pain management…

  • Deal: Energy industry supplier to create 60 jobs in Jefferson County

    ATLANTA — Texas-based PyraMax Ceramics LLC will invest $140 million in a manufacturing operation near Wrens, according to Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal. The company manufactures and distributes a ceramic pellet, known as “proppant,” for use in major U.S. oil and gas fields. PyraMax will create 60 new jobs at this facility along with numerous indirect…

  • Ga. legislature outlaws assisted suicides

    ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate on Tuesday passed a measure prohibiting assisted suicide. House Bill 1114, which was previously approved by the state House, makes assisted suicide a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The measure passed by a 48-1 margin. “This legislation was crafted to prevent unnecessary deaths as a result…

  • Mets to honor Carter April 5 before Braves game

    The New York Mets will be honoring the memory and legacy of Hall of Fame Catcher Gary Carter. Carter, who died Feb. 16 following a battle against brain cancer, will be honored April 5 at Citi Field during a pre-game ceremony before the season opener against the Atlanta Braves. Carter’s family — including wife, Sandy,…

  • Feds: JetBlue pilot from Georgia charged

    A JetBlue pilot from Georgia faces a federal charge of interference with a flight crew after telling his colleagues “things just don’t matter” and leaving the cockpit mid-flight. Clayton Frederick Osbon, 49, of Richmond Hill, on Tuesday was assigned to JetBlue Flight No. 191 from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to Las Vegas.…

  • Olens to attend Supreme Court arguments

    ATLANTA — When the U.S. Supreme Court starts hearing oral arguments on whether the controversial healthcare law is Constitutional, Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens will be in attendance. Georgia is one of more than two dozen states challenging the law that Congress passed and President Obama signed into law in March 2010. The Supreme Court…