May 2014

May 30, 2014 0

Coke exec sentenced to prison for corporate fraud

A former senior national account executive with The Coca-Cola Co. was sentenced last week to two years and three months in prison for siphoning over $400,000 in corporate American Express gift checks for his personal use. [...]

May 30, 2014 0

Georgia man faces June 17 execution

A Cobb County Superior Court judge has ordered the execution of condemned murderer Marcus A. Wellons. [...]

May 27, 2014 0

Cobb County approves deal for new Braves stadium

Commissioners in Cobb County have approved a deal for the new Atlanta Braves stadium, AJC.com reported. [...]

May 23, 2014 0

Tennessee governor signs bill allowing electric chair

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam on Thursday signed into law a bill allowing the state to use the electric chair to execute inmates is authorities are unable to purchase the needed drugs for lethal injection, The Associated Press reported. [...]

May 23, 2014 0

Ga. Supreme Court reverses stay of execution for Warren Lee Hill

The Supreme Court of Georgia this week reversed a Fulton County judge's ruling granting a stay of execution for a man whose lawyers say he is unfit to be executed. [...]

May 22, 2014 0

Atlanta Braves president says new stadium will be more accessible than Turner Field

Atlanta Braves President John Schuerholz played up regionalism and downplayed concerns about traffic in discussing the Braves' surprising decision to relocate the team's stadium outside of the city limits. [...]

May 21, 2014 0

Georgia: Loudermilk, Barr headed to runoff in District 11 race

State Sen. Barry Loudermilk and former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr are headed to a July runoff to determine who will replace U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey. [...]

May 20, 2014 0

Deal, Nunn win in Georgia primaries

Incumbent Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has defeated a pair of challengers in Tuesday’s Republican primary, The Associated Press reported. In another high-profile race in Georgia, Democrat Michelle Nunn was heading toward victory during Tuesday’s Democratic Senate primary [...]

May 20, 2014 0

Reports: Nunn wins Democratic Senate primary

Democrat Michelle Nunn appeared to be headed toward victory during Tuesday's Democratic Senate primary. [...]

May 20, 2014 0

AP: Deal wins GOP primary in Georgia

Gov. Nathan Deal has defeated a pair of challengers in Tuesday's Republican primary, according to The Associated Press. Deal will now face Democrat Jason Carter in the November general election. [...]

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