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  • Bomber Girls LRC holds 7th annual Poke Run

    SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - The Bomber Girls LRC continued a tradition Saturday to help raise funds to send care packages to deployed soldiers. The ...

  • Obamas Morehouse visit shines spotlight on HBCUs

    ATLANTA -- When President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College on Sunday, he'll also be speaking to the broader community of historically black colleges and universities - a proud corner of higher education that has struggled more than most during the last few years of economic distress.The so-called HBCUs educate a hugely disproportionate share of low-income students, and ...

  • No tickets wins Mega Money game

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- No tickets matched all four numbers plus the Mega Ball in the Mega Money game so the jackpot rolled over to $550,000, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.Six tickets won $1,153.50 for picking 4-of-4; 52 tickets won $291.50 each for picking 3-of-4 plus the Mega Ball number; 1,076 tickets won $42 each for picking 3-of-4; 1,630 tickets won $19 each for picking 2-of-4 plus the ...

  • 4 Fantasy 5 players share $58228 top prize

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Four winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $58,228.92 each, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.The winning tickets were bought in Tarpon Springs, Miami, Homestead and St. Petersburg, lottery officials reported.The 371 tickets matching four numbers won $101.00 each. Another 12,091 tickets matching three numbers won $8.50 each, and 108,031 tickets won a Quick ...

  • Man 2 children injured in dog attack near Atlanta

    DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. - Authorities say two young children and their father were taken to a hospital for treatment after being attacked by dogs in metro Atlanta.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports ( http://bit.ly/12JRQeT) a man and his children, ages 2 and 4, suffered multiple bite wounds Saturday as they were out walking in a Douglas County subdivision and at least two dogs rushed into the ...


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Atlantic City [DVD]

Burt Lancaster won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of a conniving salesman-turned-preacher in 1960's Elmer Gantry, but his best performance was arguably in his role as Lou Pasco, an aging small-time gangster in Louis Malle's Atlantic City. Lancaster brings to the role a great, endearing physicality, a sense of presence that is convincing in its character-created self-delusion. ... ...

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  • GEORGIA GUN LAW FIGHT Town Sued Over New LawRequiring Gun Ownership

    NELSON, Ga. – A group that supports gun control filed suit Thursday against a north Georgia town that recently passed a law requiring gun ownership that it said is mostly symbolic. The Washington-based Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence filed a federal lawsuit against the town of Nelson, about 50 miles north of Atlanta, claiming the law is unconstitutional. The suit contends the Second ...

  • Very Close Race for Senate Nomination in Georgia

    GaPundit poll in Georgia finds an extremely tight race for the GOP Senate nomination with Rep. Jack Kingston (R) at 18%, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R) at 16%, Karen Handel (R) at 16%, Rep. Paul Broun (R) at 14% and David Perdue (R) at ...

  • Atheist Group Sends Books to Georgia State Parks to Place Next to Gideon Bibles Inside Cabins

    Georgia Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, speaking on May 15, 2013. The American Atheists of Cranford, N.J., announced Friday they will be sending books on atheism to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to be placed next to Gideon Bibles inside every cabin and lodge at the state's parks.On April 28, Ed Buchner, the former president of American Atheists, a nonprofit organization that was ...

  • 17th Annual Rib Burnoff features Chilly Willy Band

    The Kiwanis Club of Hilton Head to host 17th Annual Rib Burnoff and Barbecue Fest at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn, from noon to 4:00 p.m., Saturday. The local Chilly Willy Band, which played at the very first Rib Burnoff, will ...

  • Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to host benefit concert

    The Kiwanis Club of Hilton Head to host 17th Annual Rib Burnoff and Barbecue Fest at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn, from noon to 4:00 p.m., Saturday. The local Chilly Willy Band, which played at the very first Rib Burnoff, will ...

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