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  • Henry County Schools names valedictorians salutatorians

    HENRY COUNTY, Ga. -- The names of top graduates across Henry County have been released as students in all schools get ready for graduation. Graduation ceremonies will take place on May 31, on the football field on each school. However, Patrick Henry High School will host their ceremony that afternoon at 1:00, in the Henry County Performing Arts Center. Valedictorians and salutatorians, as well ...

  • Man accused of shooting wife goes to trial

    FULTON COUNTY -- Family members of Adina Parson say her husband is set to go on trial this week. Michael Parson is charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery after police say he shot his wife eight times, including three times in the ...

  • Cheshire Bridge Chevron robbed

    ATLANTA -- A man armed with a stun gun robbed an Atlanta convenience store Monday morning. Atlanta Police said the suspect hit the Chevron at the corner of Cheshire Bridge Road and Lindbergh Drive at around 4:20 a.m. Witnesses said the suspect wore a black jumpsuit and wig. He threatened the store's clerk with a stun gun, but did not use it. The suspect got away with cigarettes and cash, ...

  • Missing Atlanta man found safe

    ATLANTA -- Atlanta Police say they have found a missing man who has Alzheimer's. Danny Reese disappeared Sunday evening. He was found safe Monday morning and was returned to his home in ...

  • Sentence upheld for man who beat baby to death

    CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. -- The Supreme Court of Georgia has upheld the murder conviction for a Clayton County man who beat his toddler son to death. Jamall DeCarlos Mathis was found guilty in November 2010 of fracturing 17-month-old Ja 'Mari Myckahi Jones' skull. Mathis was convicted of several charges, including felony murder and aggravated battery, and was sentenced to life without ...


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Movie Review

Bruce Almighty

Bruce Almighty

Bruce Almighty might best be seen as Jim Carrey atoning for what some perceived to be his sin of trying to be a serious actor in recent years. His emoting as a serious actor worked well enough in Peter Weirs The Truman Show (1998), which allowed Carrey to expand his range without fully sacrificing all of the comedy that his fans so fervently adore. In that film, he morphed quite sea ... ...

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  • Savannah Nash Killed During First Drive Solo Unsent Text Message Investigated

    A young girl who had just received her driver's license was killed as she was traveling to the grocery store to pick up food for her family. Savannah Nash turned 16 last week and on Thursday received permission to take the car and drive to the store in Harrisonville, Mo., but the young girl never made it home.Local reports indicate investigators believe Nash was trying to make a left-hand ...

  • Red-Shirting kindergartners to help them grow

    DUNWOODY, Ga. -- The traditional purpose of Kindergarten is to prepare children for first grade. But in metro Atlanta, that's not always the standard practice. There's a growing trend to hold children back a year so they'll be older when they start school. At the young five's class at Dunwoody United Methodist Church, it's a chance for students to grow not so much ...

  • Padgett becomes new state Republican chairman

    ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - The new chairman of the Georgia Republican Party says the party won't twiddle its thumbs under his leadership. John Padgett says he plans to take it to Democrats during his two-year term. The Athens businessman defeated two others during a party gathering this weekend in Athens. He replaces sue Everhart, who was prohibited from running after serving six ...

  • Michael Parsons trial for shooting wife set to start

    FULTON COUNTY -- Family members of Adina Parson tell us her husband is set to go on trial this week for attempted murder. Michael Parson is charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery after police say he shot his wife eight times, including three times in the ...

  • Clean up continues after flooding and storms

    May 19 storms and flooding photos A home on Condor Drive in Lawrenceville was hit and caused a fire. No one was hurt. Rushing rapids in Suwannee caused a nearby lake to quickly rise. Residents there say they got about six inches of rain, but the water is already starting to ...

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