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City unsure about what comes next at mill site
by Amanda Thomas / Douglas Count Sentinel
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As fire investigators try to determine the cause of a weekend fire that destroyed the abandoned General Western Cotton Mill on Bankhead Highway, city officials are discussing what to do with the si...

Villa Rica officials upset over reported LOST deal
by Spencer Crawford / The Villa Rican
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While Douglasville and Douglas County officials are not commenting on a tentative Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) agreement that both acknowledge has been reached, one group that appears to get the s...
Lone caterer submits bid for new conference center
by Haisten Willis / Douglas County Sentinel
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A single caterer has applied to be the exclusive food service provider at the new Downtown Douglasville Conference Center. City council members discussed the catering contract with Director of Com...

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How do you feel about a 'Sunday Sales' vote?
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Should local governments put a referendum on the ballot on whether to allow the sale of packaged alcohol on Sunday so that voters can decide the issue?

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Thursday, 17, 2012
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  • Woods indicted by grand jury
    by From staff reports
    05.16.12 - 11:58 pm
  • State tourism team visits HC
    by Amy K. Lavender/The Haralson Gateway-Beacon
    05.16.12 - 11:57 pm
  • Villa Rica officials upset over reported LOST deal
    by Spencer Crawford / The Villa Rican
    05.16.12 - 11:57 pm
  • Lone caterer submits bid for new conference center
    by Haisten Willis / Douglas County Sentinel
    05.16.12 - 11:57 pm
  • Temple council OKs Sunday pouring referendum
    by Spencer Crawford/Villa Rican
    05.16.12 - 11:55 pm
  • Mill fire site deemed safe for investigation to begin
    by Spencer Crawford/Douglas County Sentinel
    05.15.12 - 11:59 pm
  • Citizens speak out on proposed alcohol ordinances after mayor's veto
    by Amanda Thomas/Douglas County Sentinel
    05.15.12 - 11:58 pm
  • Chattahoochee third on endangered list
    by Winston Jones/Times-Georgian
    05.15.12 - 11:57 pm

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    REC: DCRP Track team finishes season strong
    by Special to the Sentinel
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    Douglas County Parks and Recreation hosted its Annual County-wide Track and Field Championship on April 14 at New Manchester High School. The event, offered to local boys and girls ages 6-15, all...
    SIGNING: Lithia's Langelier heading to WGTC
    by Rick Winters / The Sentinel
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    Lithia Springs softball player Leila Langelier signed her Letter of Intent on May 14 to play at West Georgia Technical College. Before deciding on Coach Stephanie Herrera and the Golden Lady Knig...
    SOCCER: AHS coaches pleased with season despite first round losses
    by Ashley Gulick / Special to the Sentinel
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    Both of Alexander’s soccer teams proved tough on both sides of the ball this year and became the only local Douglas County teams to advance into the state playoffs. Although both teams suffered to...

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    Parents of slain teenager Martin speak at a rally in support of their son in Los Angeles(Reuters) - Florida teenage shooting victim Trayvon Martin had traces of marijuana in his system when he was killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, according to case documents released on Thursday. The medical examiner's report was among hundreds of pages released in connection with the February 26 shooting that triggered civil rights protests as well as a debate over guns, self-defense laws and race relations in America. The report showed traces of THC - an ingredient found in marijuana - in Martin's blood plus a positive test for cannabinoids in his urine. ...


    Thu May 17 18:22:19 UTC 2012

    Monsignor Lynn returns to the courthouse after lunch recess on the opening day of his child sex abuse trial in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The prosecution rested its case on Thursday against Philadelphia Archdiocese Monsignor William Lynn, the most senior U.S. clergyman to go to trial in the Roman Catholic Church's pedophilia scandal. During nearly eight weeks of startling testimony about the lurid lives of predatory priests, Lynn, a former secretary of the clergy, has sat stoically in his clerical garb as the case unfolded in an often-packed courtroom. ...


    Thu May 17 18:16:56 UTC 2012

    To match Special Report USA/USPSWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Postal Service will proceed with a plan this summer to shut mail-processing facilities as part of its cost-cutting effort but will spread out the closings to maintain overnight delivery of local mail. The agency said on Thursday it would consolidate processing at 140 of its 461 sites by February 2013, moving processing from small facilities to larger ones, and shrink the area where customers can expect mail to be delivered the next day. ...


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