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Fans could be banned from HS football game
There could be plenty of empty seats at this fall's annual high school football game between arch-rivals Warren County and Hancock Central. After what happened following last October's game, the Warren County School Superintendent said she wanted only school representatives and players' parents in the stands. At the end of ...
Ron White routine gets principal in trouble
Columbus High School Principal Marvin Crumbs has been transferred to the department of academics, for what the school board chairwoman calls a lapse of judgment during an after school faculty meeting April 9. Crumbs decided to show Ron White's classic "You Can't Fix Stupid" comedy bit as a morale booster. ...
UGA: It's not just for Bulldogs anymore
A herd of goats has taken up residence on the UGA campus. They're part of a student project to help with landscaping. The eight goats arrived three weeks ago, and have been eating away the area along Tanyard Creek near the Hull Street parking deck. It's not just the landscaping ...
Adams: expect tuition hike at UGA
Tuition's going up again at UGA. President Michael Adams anticipates a modest increase in tuition when the Georgia Board of Regents sets the fees for the upcoming school year. "We're fooling ourselves about the notion that we're going to be able to function in 2012 at 1965 prices," said Adams. ...
GHSA changes rules due to heat study
The Georgia High School Association is stepping up efforts to make football practices safer beginning this season. A recent three year study by the University of Georgia revealed heat related deaths for school-age athletes tripled between 1994 and 2009; and Georgia suffered more deaths than any other state. As a ...
Rats in UGA East Campus dorm
A freshman dorm at UGA is trying to get rid of some unwelcome occupants: rats. The university's housing director tells the AJC it may be due to the mild winter, but Creswell Hall, a high-rise dorm on East Campus, is seeing a worse rodent problem than usual. They've hired a ...
Soccer player with hash browns in her pants
A UGA soccer player is arrested for allegedly tucking an order of hash browns down her pants. Nineteen year-old Carli Shultis evidently didn't want to fork over the $1.06 for the hash browns at the Bulldog Cafe in the Tate Student Center on campus. She tried to put them back ...
"Go Fish Georgia" not going
Former governor Sonny Perdue's pet project, "Go Fish Georgia" flops as a tourist attraction. In its first 12 months, only 15-thousand people visited the Perry center, a far cry from the projected 100-thousand. Governor Perdue lobbied hard for the 19-million-dollar project even as state employees faced furloughs and lay-offs. He ...
Scanner Chatter: Blaney and McDowell fortunate to be in 500
Dave Blaney and Michael McDowell discuss Daytona 500 strategy, with rain and the future on the line.
Glass shoe fits for Buescher – the 2nd first time NASCAR winner in two days
A Cinderella story for the 2nd day in a row, as James Buescher survives more Daytona carnage and wins the season-opening NASCAR Nationwide Series race.
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