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Cynthia Reed
Cynthia Reed, age 54, of Duluth, GA, passed away November 19, 2007. Arrangements by Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville, GA 30045, 770-277-4550.
Donald Hubbard
Donald Raymond Hubbard, age 73, of Loganville, GA, passed away on Monday, November 19, 2007. He is survived by his wife; Betty Fyffe Hubbard of Loganville, daughter and son in ...
Merle Ramos
Merle Austin Ramos, age 78, of Tucker, GA, died November 20, 2007. The remains have been cremated. Services will be held at a later date. Tom M. Wages Funeral Home ...
Marian Kerr
Marian Tupper Kerr of Lilburn, Georgia passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2007. Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel 770-963-2411 www.wagesfuneralhome.com
Candice Cash
Candice Michelle Cash, age 27, of Canton, GA, passed away on Monday, November 19, 2007. Service and arrangements will be announced later by Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home ...
Frances Harwell
Mrs. Frances G. Harwell, age 78, of Winder, GA, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2007. Arrangements by Smith Funeral Home, Winder, GA, 770-867-4553.
Frances Mathews
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, Georgia, announces the death of Mrs. Frances Amanda Nix Mathews, age 84, of Jefferson, who passed away on Monday, November 19, 2007. Arrangements by Evans Funeral ...
I.v. Roebuck
Mrs. I.V. Roebuck, age 87 of Lawrenceville, passed away on Tuesday, November 20, 2007. Funeral Services will be held 1:00 PM Friday, November 23, 2007 at Lebanon Baptist Church, Lawrenceville ...
Pastor of megachurch says uncle is his father
DECATUR - The 80-year-old leader of a suburban Atlanta megachurch is at the center of a sex scandal of biblical dimensions: He slept with his brother's wife and fathered a child by her.
Animal lover's pets perish in fire
By Josh Green
Stocks fall on Goldman downgrade of banks; homebuilders, airlines fall
NEW YORK - Wall Street resumed its slide Monday as investors absorbed a gloomy outlook for the banking sector as well as bleak news about housing. The major stock market indexes each fell more than 1.5 percent, with the Dow Jones industrial average giving up more than 200 points.
DOT fines Delta for failing to provide customers with requested flight data
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators on Monday fined Delta Air Lines Inc. $115,000 for failing to respond to customer requests for on-time arrival data of its flights.
John Wieland Homes lays off 59 workers
ATLANTA - Officials with Atlanta-based John Wieland Homes confirmed the company laid off 59 Atlanta-area workers this month. The cutbacks are due to pressure brought on by the current home-buying slump, said Jennifer Nilsson, company spokeswoman.
Glavine returns to Braves Pitcher signs $8M deal
ATLANTA - Former teammates like John Smoltz and Chipper Jones aren't the only ones happy to have Tom Glavine back with the Atlanta Braves.
Swimming/Diving Roundup Broncos start swimming and diving season with wins
Brookwood's swimming and diving teams opened the season this past weekend with victories over Norcross.
World briefs
U.S. basketball player's body found in Brazil
Boys, 8 and 9, charged in alleged rape of girl, 11
ACWORTH - Three boys ages 8 and 9 were being held Monday in a detention center after being accused of kidnapping and raping an 11-year-old girl in the woods near a suburban Atlanta apartment complex, officials said.
Police reports
Man suffers smoke inhalation
Ball Hawks Mill Creek smothers AAAA state champ
LILBURN - The Mill Creek girls easily disposed of St. Pius, the two-time defending Class AAAA state basketball champion. Now the Hawks have to face another state power.
Sports briefs
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Fire Briefs
Kitchen fire damages home
Parkview's stingy defense leads to victory
LILBURN - Realizing what was happening, a group of Parkview students began chanting 'Scoreless! Scoreless! Scoreless!'
Friends: Shooting victim will be missed
SNELLVILLE - Domingo Alfredo Espinal's voice still lingers on a voicemail system for a Snellville business.
People briefs
'Mr. Whipple' dies at age 91
Good movie, good cause
Some ideas just make so much sense that they almost have to come to fruition. Tim Gaines, trying to help some members of the South Gwinnett Athletic Association family, had one of those.
Lawmakers question lottery share for education
ATLANTA - Concerned lawmakers Monday peppered Georgia Lottery Corp. officials with questions about the declining percentage of lottery proceeds going to education in recent years.
Prep rounudp Meadowcreek girls get first win since Jan. '06
MARIETTA - The Meadowcreek girls basketball team picked up its first win since 2006.
Vick turns self in Quarterback surrenders three weeks in advance
RICHMOND, Va. - Michael Vick surrendered to U.S. marshals Monday and will remain in jail until his sentencing on a dogfighting charge in three weeks.
America in double jeopardy
When used as a noun, the word debate means, 'A discussion involving opposing points of view.' Using such a definition, the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates are engaging in something other than debate.
'A long time coming' Norcross teen named Youth of the Year
LAWRENCEVILLE - Sheila Bailey doesn't like to talk about the past.
After loss to Bucs, Falcons get Super Bowl champs
ATLANTA - Tired of booing, most Atlanta Falcons fans had fled the Georgia Dome in disgust by the time the fourth quarter was barely under way.
Son's death inspires mother to advocate organ donation
By Heather Darenberg
Lions still unbeaten on the road in playoffs
It's not like the Peachtree Ridge football team hadn't done this sort of thing before.
Gladiators' defenseman Awe recalled by Houston Gwinnett adds Dobek to roster
DULUTH - Gwinnett Gladiators defenseman Jon Awe was called up by the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League over the weekend.
