Month: September 2014
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Braves’ Advanced A team moving to North Carolina
The Atlanta Braves’ Advanced-A team, the Lynchburg Hillcats, will move from Lynchburg, Va., to Zebulon, N.C., beginning in 2015.
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Georgia State Basketball: Charles “Lefty” Driesell: A Basketball Legend on Sale Wednesday
Charles “Lefty” Driesell, a man whose name is on the court of the Georgia State Sports Arena and who finished with 786 victories, is the subject of a new book available for sale on Wednesday.
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Atlanta Police Chief Recognized For Leadership Efforts
Atlanta Police Chief George N. Turner was nominated for a 2014 Leadership Character Award by the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership and Atlanta-based Turknett Leadership Group.
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Reed Appoints Amy Phuong as Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation
Mayor Kasim Reed today announced his appointment of Amy Phuong as Commissioner for the Department of Parks and Recreation.
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Southern Museum to Break Ground on Expanded Research Center
The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History on Friday, Sept. 26, will break ground on an 8,700-square-foot expansion to its research center. Once complete, the Southern Museum will be home to one of the largest centers for researchers, scholars and historians studying southeastern railroads of the United States. The Museum’s extensive archives collection…
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Gwinnett officials applaud Fort Daniel Foundation on award
Gwinnett officials on Tuesday congratulated the nonprofit Fort Daniel Foundation Inc. for winning a national award from the American Association for State and Local History.
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Reports: Voters in Scotland vote to stay with UK
Voters in Scotland on Thursday opted to stay a part of the United Kingdom, defeating a move to end a 307-year union and move forward as an independent country.
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Paul Broun Opposes Amendment to Arm Syrian Rebels
Today, 227 years ago, on September 17th, our founding fathers signed our nation’s most precious document – the U.S. Constitution. As we celebrate Constitution Day today, and as the House votes on the President’s request to authorize aid to Syrian rebels and discusses steps to address the rising threat of ISIL – it is important…
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Audit the Fed Bill Overwhelmingly Passes in U.S. House
H.R. 24, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act (Audit the Fed), passed in the U.S. House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support.
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Kennesaw Parks Become Smoke-Free Zones
The Kennesaw City Council has approved an amendment to an ordinance which will ban smoking in city parks, making all 130 acres of city parks and trails smoke-free.