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Atlanta police to use grant to hire veterans posted on Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 1:18am ATLANTA -- Atlanta police say a federal grant will allow the department to hire 15 military veterans as officers. The Atlanta Police Department will receive the estimated $18 million over the next... read more...
Three-day Ga. hurricane exercise ends posted on Friday, May 25, 2012 - 10:57pm ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia emergency planners have finished a three-day statewide hurricane exercise. The HURREX 2012 exercise ended on Thursday. It involved more than 800 people from local, state,... read more...
GAINESVILLE \| Rains help Lake Lanier rebound posted on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 8:04pm GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- Recent rains have helped to replenish the water level at Lake Lanier. As of Tuesday morning, the lake's water level is reportedly the highest it has been since early November.... read more...
7 named to Deal's immigration review board posted on Saturday, September 3, 2011 - 9:42am ATLANTA -- Seven people have been appointed to a newly created board to look into complaints about state and local officials failing to comply with state laws related to immigration. The Immigration... read more...
Drought spreads into North Georgia posted on Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 9:20am ATLANTA -- Georgia's state climatologist says extreme drought conditions have now spread into North Georgia and cover most of the state south of the mountains. Climatologist David Stooksbury says all... read more...
Student performance on ACT plateaus posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 2:20pm ATLANTA -- Georgia's performance on the ACT college entrance exam was flat this year as the number of students taking the test rose. Data released Wednesday shows that 21 percent of graduating... read more...
Lawmakers to haggle over redistricting process posted on Monday, August 15, 2011 - 11:51am ATLANTA -- Lawmakers are set to start haggling over Georgia's proposed new political boundaries as the once-a-decade process of redistricting gets underway. RELATED: Proposed new state legislative... read more...
Regents vote to hike health costs for employees posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 2:56pm ATLANTA -- The Georgia Board of Regents is raising health insurance premiums for employees and cutting coverage for about 700 workers. The board voted Tuesday to hike rates by 5.2 percent. The... read more...
Georgia revenues up for July posted on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 12:45pm ATLANTA -- Georgia started the fiscal year with some good economic news. Revenues are up 7.3 percent for July from the same month the year before. That's an increase of $84 million. July is the first... read more...