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Crider, Daigh plan August wedding
Melissa Joy Crider of Cumming, Ga., daughter of the late Sandi and Mike Crider, announces her engagement to John Codell Daigh, son of Johanne and Mike Daigh, also of Cumming. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Dorothy Mae and William Hope...Tags: University of Georgia, Colleges and Universities, Georgia Southern University , Education, Equifax Incorporated
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Dogs: Cats, Gators, Vols even
The Winchester SunLEXINGTON —Trey Thompkins doesn’t see much of a difference between Kentucky, Florida and Tennessee. The Georgia forward predicted the Wildcats will have a battle on their hands on Saturday against the Gators in Gainesville. He also...Tags: Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, Athens (Greece), Tennessee Volunteers
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Florida gets double-whammy as John Theus, Derrick Henry pick Georgia
The Florida Gators picked up their 14th commitment of the 2012 recruiting class with the pledge of Boiling Springs (N.C.) Crest safety Rhaheim Ledbetter on Friday morning. A happy day in Gainesville, no doubt.
That all changed Friday night.
A pair of...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Alabama, Athens (Greece), Georgia, Nike, Inc.
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Navy announces 2011 football recruiting class
Football coach Ken Niumatalolo released the names Navy's 2011 recruits on Thursday night as 52 prospects representing 16 states went through induction ceremonies and began plebe summer. "We are very excited about the group we have coming in this year,"...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Christianity, Cape Coral (Lee, Florida), Protestantism, Rossville
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Clair E. George dies at 81; spy was pardoned for Iran-Contra lies
Clair E. George, a former CIA covert operations chief who received a presidential pardon in 1992 after being convicted of two counts of lying to Congress in connection with the Iran-Contra scandal during the Reagan administration, has died. He was 81....Tags: File Sharing, National Security, Central Intelligence Agency, Police Investigations, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland)
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R.E.M. breaks up, leaves behind career that balanced hits, integrity
R.E.M. broke up Wednesday, with an exit nearly as modest as its entrance.
You couldn’t get much more humble than touring America in a beat-up van out of the decidedly un-hip environs of Athens, Ga., in 1980. And when the band went out this week, it...Tags: Arts and Culture, Michael Stipe, Video Supplies and Services, Mass Media, Radiohead (music group)
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R.E.M. calls it quits
After more than three decades as a band, R.E.M. is breaking up.
In a terse announcement Wednesday at the band’s official Web site, remhq.com, the trio of Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills said they “have decided to call it a day as a...Tags: Arts and Culture, File Sharing, Athens (Greece), Arts, Fine Arts
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Remembering R.E.M. (1980-2011)
R.E.M. announced Wednesday that it is calling it quits. The Athens, Ga., band that pioneered a distinctive, arty college-rock sound was a group that meant a lot to many people.
Myself included.
The group was the first rock band I felt was truly my own....Tags: Jimmy Buffett, Chicago Hotels, Billy Squier, Hampton Coliseum
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Anniversary - the McCormicks
Joe and Nita McCormick of Falling Waters, W.Va., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by vacationing in the Great Smokey Mountains with their family. While in Tennessee, the family surprised them with gifts, a steak dinner and an anniversary cake....Tags: Weddings
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10spot: Artscape and nine other favorites this week
1. Sum up Artscape? That’s one of the best things about it — you can’t. Especially since this is the free arts festival blowout’s 30th year (celebrating everything 1980s, which we assume you love).
And, of course, there’s...Tags: Artscape, Aaron Paul, Superman (fictional character), Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Movies
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Senate approves bill to end partial FAA shutdown; Obama signs
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate approved legislation Friday ending a two-week partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, clearing the way for thousands of employees to return to work and hundreds of airport construction projects to resume....Tags: Barack Obama, Transportation, Air Transportation, Politics, Internal Revenue Service
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