Georgia
Falcons get $200 million NFL loan for stadium
NFL owners approved a $200 million loan Tuesday for the Atlanta Falcons to build a new stadium. The multipurpose stadium could cost as much as $1 billion, with team owner Arthur Blank committed to funding most of it. Blank, speaking at the NFL's spring meetings, called the decision by the ...
Suspect in FAMU hazing death to be in court
The last of the suspects to be charged with the death of a Florida A & M University drum major during a hazing ritual has a date in court. Darryl Cearnel has an arraignment Tuesday in state court in Orlando. Cearnel was charged with manslaughter and felony hazing last March, ...
Ga.'s grad rate increases to 69.7 percent for 2012
State education officials say Georgia's high school graduation rate has increased to 69.7 percent for the Class of 2012, up from 67.4 percent the year before. It's the second year that Georgia's graduation rate has been calculated under a new federally mandated formula that makes it possible to compare states. ...
2 Fantasy 5 players share $95,813.71 top prize
Two winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $95,813.71 each, the Florida Lottery said Tuesday. The winning tickets were bought in Fort Myers and Winter Park, lottery officials reported. The 256 tickets matching four numbers won $120.50 each. Another 8,625 tickets matching three numbers won $10 each, and 83,718 ...
West Ga. school board approves school closings
A west Georgia school system has approved a package of cuts that includes closing an elementary school and a middle school. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports (http://bit.ly/ZabpQp) that the Muscogee County School Board approved the plan with a unanimous vote Monday night. The recommendation by interim Superintendent John Phillips includes closing ...
Housing recovery boosts Home Depot 1Q results
Even though the weather was poor, Home Depot posted an 18 percent increase in its net income for the first quarter thanks to the ongoing housing recovery. Its quarterly results topped Wall Street's view and the world's biggest home improvement chain boosted its full-year earnings and revenue forecasts Tuesday. Shares ...
Screenwriter hosts movie screening in west Georgia
Academy Award-winning screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher is set to host a free screening of his new film "Violet and Daisy" in western Georgia. School spokeswoman Elizabeth Stone says the event is being hosted Friday at the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center — about 50 miles west of downtown Atlanta. The film is ...
Winning numbers drawn in 'Cash 4 Evening' game
The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Georgia Lottery's "Cash 4 Evening" game were: 0-4-8-2 (zero, four, eight, two)
Winning numbers drawn in 'Fantasy 5' game
The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Georgia Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were: 01-07-20-22-37 (one, seven, twenty, twenty-two, thirty-seven) Estimated jackpot: $50,000
Winning numbers drawn in 'Decades of Dollars' game
The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the "Decades of Dollars" game were: 01-13-14-17-35-46 (one, thirteen, fourteen, seventeen, thirty-five, forty-six)
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