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DOT OKs some regional roads for stimulus funding
Georgia has selected the first batch of transportation projects for funding through the federal stimulus package.
The state Transportation Board on Thursday approved 135 separate projects valued at more than $512 million. Georgia is expected to use $932 million in stimulus funds for road,...
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Vet: Six-legged deer soon to have four legs
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(Brittany Hannah / RN-T)
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A six-legged deer found in Rome that captured the interest of the nation is about to become much more normal.
According to veterinarian Dan Pate with West Rome Animal Clinic — who cared for the deer after it was attacked by dogs — the animal is undergoing surgery today to remove its two inner rear legs.
The deer, nicknamed Spyder, is under the care of an Athens-area wild life rehabilitator.
Pate said the surgery is being performed by Dr. Tim Crowe, a former professor at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine.
The deer used a leg from each of its two...
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Electric bills likely to rise
From Reports
Cherokee Electric Cooperative customers will soon see an increase in the fuel adjustment portion of their power bills because of a TVA fuel increase.
General Manager Randal Wilkie said the cooperative will not know for sure what the increase will be until Aug. 14. TVA has said...
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Honda helps Spring Garden school
Honda helps Spring Garden school
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Honda of Lincoln, Ala. associates spent a recent Saturday morning sprucing up Spring Garden School. As part of Volunteer Month, they raised $3,600 to benefit the school.
Levandria Prater with Honda said...
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Local teams gearing up for jamborees
Football practices have begun and school is now in session, which means the 2008 season isn’t that far away.
In order to prepare for the upcoming season, several area teams will be holding fall jamborees.
Cedar Bluff will be hosting county schools Sand Rock, Spring Garden and...
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Local teams garner votes in ASWA football poll
Cedar Bluff football coach Jonathan McWhorter said his numbers a little down this year, but that hasn’t stopped a few of the state’s sportswriters from giving the Tigers a little respect in the Class 1A poll.
The Tigers, two years removed from a state championship appearance,...
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Football coaches, players prepared for extreme heat
There’s a reason people call them “The dog days of August.”
Last Monday, schools all across the state hit the practice fields for the upcoming football season. With temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s, and heat indexes swelling over 100 degrees, extra precaution has to be...
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New coach, new talent at Spring Garden
SPRING GARDEN – Rachel Carroll knows she has some big shoes to fill.
The first-year head coach was an assistant last season to former coach Ricky Austin, who led the team to a 44-7 record and its first state championship last fall.
Carroll, a multi-sport athlete from Gaston High...
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Lady Warriors hope to build on last season
Fourth-year Cherokee County volleyball coach Amy Barnes is optimistic about the 2008 volleyball season.
There’s no reason why she shouldn’t be.
After last year’s team went 28-21, the Lady Warriors return all of their statistical leaders this season. They’re all a...
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