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Thursday, January 5, 2012

2 principals resign in Dougherty County cheating probe

The Dougherty County School Board says two principals have
resigned and two teachers have been terminated in the wake of
allegations of widespread cheating.

Neighbors worried about fate of mansion

A 180-year-old mansion in Athens Cobbham neighborhood is for
sale, and neighbors are worried about what might be built
there.

Army to deploy 1,500 Georgia troops to Afghanistan

The Army says it plans to deploy about 1,500 soldiers
stationed in southeast Georgia to Afghanistan starting next
month.

County by county news for Thursday

COBB Chairman to deliver state of county address Cobb
Commission Chairman Tim Lee will deliver the annual state of the
county address on Monday during the Cobb Chamber of Commerce First
Monday Breakfast.

Metro news for Thursday

Americans for Prosperity Foundation, will premiere the
documentary, Making the Grade in Georgia: Educational Freedom and
Justice for All, at 7 p.m.

Emory bans use of tobacco on campus

Emory University's campus and hospitals are going
tobacco-free. The new policy at the private university in Atlanta
began Sunday and applies to all university and Emory Healthcare
properties.

Ga. ag chief: Congress must fix immigration system

Congress must make a national guest worker program that's
easier for farmers to use now that states including Georgia have
passed laws targeting illegal immigrants that threaten possible
labor shortages in the fields, Georgia's agriculture commissioner
said Tuesday.