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GeorgiaFORT BENNINGSuspicious note and package found at Fort Benning
A Fort Benning spokesman says Army officials are investigating whether a suspicious note and package found at the west Georgia post is a viable threat.Bob Purtiman says a soldier found the note and package Thursday morning in an outdoor gazebo. The soldier immediately told a supervisor, who called 911.
SAVANNAHTigers no match for No. 19 Georgetown, 63-44
Jason Clark scored a career-high 14 points and four Hoyas were in double figures as No. 19 Georgetown rolled to a 63-44 victory against overmatched Savannah State on Saturday.Greg Monroe added 13 points for Georgetown (3-0), Austin Freeman had 12 and Chris Wright 11 in a game that gave the Hoyas a much-needed breather after they squeaked past Temple 46-45 on Tuesday.
CUMMINGAustell man arrested for allegedly exposing self
An Austell man has been arrested after police say he exposed himself to a Forsyth County therapist.Capt. Frank Huggins with the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office told WSB radio that 27-year-old Riley Harris told a therapist he wanted to see her to talk about work-related stress.
MARIETTAMetro veterans have new resources
Veterans Day has passed but at least two separate groups worked recently to ensure that the sacrifices of soldiers, both the living and the dead, are remembered.Veterans groups heralded the grand opening of the Marietta Vet Center in Dodd Plaza at 40 Dodd St., suite 700, off Roswell Street in Marietta. Meanwhile, a construction crew and crane spent the day erecting a 32-ton granite wall of honor listing the known names of those interred in Marietta's Confederate Cemetery.
VALDOSTAValdosta police name 2nd shooting suspect
Valdosta police have released the name of a second suspect they're seeking in a shooting that left one man dead last weekend.WALB-TV is reporting that police took out warrants Friday afternoon for 39-year-old Trumain Small, who's also known as "Pep." Small faces charges of aggravated assault and a gun violation.
ATHENSUGA mascot buried next to his father at stadium
Uga VII, the mascot of the University of Georgia football team, has been buried next to his father at Sanford Stadium.The 56-pound white English bulldog died Thursday of heart-related causes.
ATLANTAGa. lottery numbers
These Georgia lottery numbers were drawn on Saturday:Cash 3 Midday
ATLANTAWrong-way driver causes fatal wreck on I-20
A car traveling in the wrong direction on Interstate 20 in Atlanta collided with another vehicle, killing a mother of four.Police told WSB-TV that Robert Ayiteyfio appeared to be under the influence of alcohol when the accident happened around 3:30 a.m. Saturday.
ATHENSUGA police charge former student in beating
University of Georgia police have taken out warrants charging a former UGA student in connection with a complaint by a Clemson University student that he was beaten at a fraternity house.The Athens Banner-Herald reported that police on Friday charged 23-year-old Gene Whitner Milner III with felony false imprisonment and misdemeanor battery.
ATLANTAReport finds wide disparities in gifted education
When Liz Fitzgerald realized her son and daughter were forced to read books in math class while the other children caught up, she had them moved into gifted classes at their suburban Atlanta elementary school.Just 100 miles down the road in Taliaferro County, that wouldn't have been an option. All the gifted classes were canceled because of budget cuts.
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