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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, 69, has died
Kim Jong Il, North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic longtime leader, has died of heart failure. He was 69.
Police: Patient shoots Ga. hospital visitor
Police: Patient shoots Ga. hospital visitor. DALTON -- Police say a hospital patient shot a man who asked him for a lighter.. Dalton police spokesman Bruce Frazier says that 24-year-old Andrew Paul Desimone left his room at Hamilton Medical Center early Sunday and went to his car.. Visitor
NY woman doused in accelerant, torched in elevator
A man reeking of gasoline walked into a police station overnight and implicated himself in the death of a woman hosed down with an accelerant and set ablaze in the elevator of her apartment building, authorities said Sunday.
House GOP leaders want new payroll tax cut bill
Top House Republicans said Sunday they oppose a bipartisan, Senate-approved bill that extends a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for just two months and said congressional bargainers need to write a new version lasting a longer time.
School board member injured in motorcycle accident
Daniel Seckinger, a member of the board of education, was in stable condition Sunday following a serious motorcycle wreck Saturday morning.
5 challenge Obama's inclusion on Ga. ballot
5 challenge Obama's inclusion on Ga. ballot. ATLANTA -- Five Georgia men are challenging President Barack Obama's inclusion on next year's presidential ballot, with some arguing the Democrat is not eligible for office because the Constitution says that a president must be a "natural born citizen.". The challenges have
PREP ROUNDUP: Hawks still unbeaten
DACULA -- Jalen Bracey had 16 points and five assists to lead No. 4 Mill Creek to a 55-40 comeback win over Dacula on Saturday.
Daily Post launches new mobile website
The Gwinnett Daily Post and its sister papers from Southern Community Newspapers Inc. have launched new mobile websites to better serve readers using smartphones.
COUNTY WRESTLING RESULTS
Gwinnett County Championships
Buford, Wesleyan girls head west for Nike Tournament of Champions
While December is holiday time for many, it is also showcase time for high school basketball, and two of Gwinnett County's best girls teams will be participating next week in one of the country's biggest showcase.
Archer dethrones Parkview to win county wrestling title
SNELLVILLE -- Tom Beuglas is no stranger to success.
School board member injured in motorcycle accident
Daniel Seckinger, a member of the board of education, was in stable condition Sunday following a serious motorcycle wreck Saturday morning.
Shiloh defensive stand keys defeat of Wheeler
MARIETTA -- In a moment where victory seemed to slip away from Shiloh, one play changed the course of fate as Shiloh upended Wheeler to take a 68-66 win, in a game where neither team had a lead of more than six points.
COUNTY WRESTLING NOTES: Shakur finishes fast, gets revenge
SNELLVILLE -- Parkview's Kamal Shakur lost to Brookwood's Tory Long in last week's Brookwood Invitational.
Charles Frith
Charles William Frith, age 85, of Buford, GA, passed away suddenly on Friday, December 16, 2011. Arrangements by Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel, 770-945-6924. www.hamiltonmillchapel.com
Harrison Davis
Harrison R. Davis, age 74, of Stone Mountain, GA passed away on December 12, 2011. Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Snellville Chapel, 770-979-5010. www.stewartfh.com
Joan Spragg
Joan Marie Spragg, age 79 of Stone Mountain, GA went peacefully home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 15, 2011. She was preceded in death by her ...
Danny Desmet
Danny Desmet, age 57, of Alpharetta, GA, passed away December 17, 2011. Services and Arrangements will be announced later by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory of ...
Peggy Gaddy
Peggy Bowman Gaddy age 80, of Snellville, GA passed away December 16, 2011. Arrangements by Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, Snellville Chapel, 770-979-3200. www.wagesfuneralhome.com
Barbara Johnson
Barbara Jean Johnson, age 66, of Dacula, GA, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2011. Arrangements by Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel, 770-945-6924. www.hamiltonmillchapel.com
Harvey Carnes
Harvey M. Carnes, age 89, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on December 16, 2011. He was a veteran of World War II. He is preceded in death by his grandson ...
Henry Knighten
Henry Black Knighten, Sr., age 82, a resident of Lilburn, Georgia formerly of Montgomey, Alabama, joined his wife for Christmas, Friday morning, December 16, 2011. He is survived by his ...
Sherrie Kemp
Sherrie Lynn Kemp, age 66, of Doraville, GA, passed away December 16, 2011. Services and Arrangements will be announced later by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory ...
Ed Cook
Ed Cook, age 76 of Good Hope, GA passed away December 15, 2011. Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Monroe Chapel, 770-267-2594.
5 challenge Obama's inclusion on Ga. ballot
ATLANTA -- Five Georgia men are challenging President Barack Obama's inclusion on next year's presidential ballot, with some arguing the Democrat is not eligible for office because the Constitution says that a president must be a "natural born citizen."
Europe blazes in relay, but US dominates Duel
ATLANTA -- Maybe it's time to change things up at Duel in the Pool.
BISHER: Sandusky's disgrace and other musings
If you're like me, you wonder why news publications (at least most of them) continue to handle the Jerry Sandusky scandal as a sports page matter. Sports sections should never be tainted by the sad news pouring out of the Penn State athletics department.
