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A woman brutally beaten by a man under the influence of "spice," a legal alternative to marijuana, remains in critical condition after the attack.
September 22, 2011
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Holli
Deal Saxon
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Local
JACKSON, Ga. - Georgia executed Troy Davis on Wednesday night for the murder of an off-duty police officer, a crime he denied committing right to the end as supporters around the world mourned and declared that an innocent man was put to death.
September 21, 2011
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By GREG BLUESTEIN
Associated Press
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Local
King America Finishing will fund $1 million in environmental improvements to the Ogeechee River after a finding that the plant violated discharge permits to dump toxins into the river.
September 21, 2011
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Holli
Deal Saxon
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Local
A mix-up in the sequence of some generic birth control pills has their maker issuing a recall. Users of eight different oral contraceptives made by Qualitest Pharmaceuticals are at risk of becoming pregnant, said a local pharmacist.
September 21, 2011
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Holli
Deal Saxon
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Local
The City of Statesboro could face additional, hefty costs after the Georgia Supreme Court upheld a Bulloch County court ruling requiring the city pay the legal expenses of citizens who sued the city for violating the state's Open Meetings Act.
September 21, 2011
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By JEFF HARRISON
jharrison@statesboroherald.com
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Local
King America Finishing, Inc., a textiles treatment plant in Screven County, was found in violation of its discharge permits and will fund $1 million in environmental improvements to the Ogeechee River.
September 21, 2011
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By HOLLI DEAL BRAGG
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Local
JACKSON - A Georgia judge has refused to halt the execution of death row inmate Troy Davis after a last-minute appeal by his attorneys.
September 21, 2011
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By GREG BLUESTEIN
Associated Press
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Local
The United States Secret Service is investigating a rash of financial transaction fraud incidents affecting customers of several area banks.
September 20, 2011
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Holli
Deal Saxon
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Local
ATLANTA - Yet another appeal denied, Troy Davis was left with little to do Tuesday but wait to be executed for a murder he insists he did not commit.
September 20, 2011
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BY GREG BLUESTEIN
Associated Press
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Local
Boys and girls in grades 5 through 8 are invited to join the Statesboro Youth Chorale Friday and Saturday for a festival of music.
September 20, 2011
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Special to the Herald
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Local
ATLANTA - Georgia's pardons board rejected clemency for Troy Davis on Tuesday, one day before his scheduled execution, despite high-profile support from figures including an ex-president and a former FBI director for the claim that he was wrongly convicted of killing a police officer in 1989.
September 20, 2011
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Associated Press
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Local
ATLANTA - Supporters of Troy Davis made a last-ditch effort Monday to stop his execution for the 1989 murder of an off-duty Savannah police officer, asking the Georgia pardons board to grant him clemency.
September 19, 2011
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By GREG BLUESTEIN
Associated Press
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Local
Everyone loves a parade, but how many area residents love it enough to participate? That's what the Statesboro Kiwanis Club wants to know.
September 19, 2011
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Holli
Deal Saxon
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Local
Like the bulbs themselves, consumers need some time to brighten to the idea of compact fluorescent light bulbs.
September 19, 2011
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By AL HACKLE
Herald Writer
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Local
Authorities are awaiting positive identification of a man killed early Friday morning in a mobile home fire off U.S. 301 North.
September 19, 2011
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Holli
Deal Saxon
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Local
