Month: July 2012
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Republicans vying for 11th Congressional District seat face off in Atlanta Press Club debate
ATLANTA — Candidates vying for the Republican nomination for the 11th Congressional District will have the opportunity to face off Sunday during the Atlanta Press Club’s Loudermilk-Young Debate Series. Incumbent Phil Gingrey, William Llop, and Michael S. Opitz are invited to appear at the debate, which will air statewide Sunday at 4:30 p.m. on Georgia…
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Republicans vying for 7th Congressional District seat face off in Atlanta Press Club debate
ATLANTA — Candidates vying for the Republican nomination for the 7th Congressional District will have the opportunity to face off Sunday during the Atlanta Press Club’s Loudermilk-Young Debate Series. David Hancock and Incumbent Rob Woodall are invited to appear at the debate, which will air statewide Sunday at 4 p.m. on Georgia Public Broadcasting and…
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UPDATE: State Supreme Court issues stay of execution
ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court has issued a stay of execution for a man who was to be executed this evening. Warren Lee Hill Jr. was to be executed by lethal injection. Hill’s attorneys say he is mentally disabled and therefore should not be executed. The state’s Supreme Court declined to stop the execution…
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Former KSU education dean convicted of false statements and writings
A Cobb County jury last week convicted former Kennesaw State University (KSU) Bagwell College of Education Dean Dr. Yiping Wan of two counts False Statements and Writings. Wan was charged with misrepresenting the cost of airlines tickets to KSU between August 2005 and April 2006. Cobb Superior Court Judge Stephen Schuster sentenced Wan to five…
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State Supreme Court issues stay of execution
ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court has issued a stay of execution for a man who was to be executed this evening. Warren Lee Hill Jr. was to be executed by lethal injection this evening. Hill’s attorneys say he is mentally disabled and therefore should not be executed. Hill was sentenced to death on Aug.…
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Candidates for 4th Congressional District seat face off in Atlanta Press Club debate
ATLANTA — Candidates vying for the Republican and Democratic nominations for the 4th Congressional District will have the opportunity to face off Sunday during the Atlanta Press Club’s Loudermilk-Young Debate Series. On the Democratic side, Courtney L. Dillard, Incumbent Hank Johnson Sr. and Lincoln Nunnally are invited to appear at the debate, which will air…
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Southern Museum to unveil rare Civil War regimental flag
KENNESAW, Ga. – The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History on Monday will unveil and place on permanent display a rare regimental flag issued to the 65th Georgia Infantry during the Civil War. The flag, which appeared at veterans gatherings during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, will be unveiled during a…
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Paterno statue removed at PSU
A statue of former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno was removed this morning. Penn State President Rodney Erickson issued the following statement: Since we learned of the Grand Jury presentment and the charges against Jerry Sandusky and University officials last November, members of the Penn State community and the public have been made…
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Wednesday execution rescheduled for Monday
ATLANTA – A scheduled Wednesday execution has been rescheduled until Monday evening, the state said Tuesday, the same day it announced officials will start using “a single drug protocol” for executions. The State Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday denied clemency for Warren Lee Hill Jr. Hill, whose attorneys say is mentally disabled, was…
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Paroles board denies clemency for condemned inmate
ATLANTA — The State Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied clemency for a man whose attorneys say he is mentally disabled. Warren Lee Hill Jr. is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Hill was sentenced to death on Aug. 2, 1991, for slaying of a fellow inmate in August…