Kevin West

An audit of the McIntosh County Magistrate Court uncovered a sweet tooth among employees there. Hundreds of dollars in court funds were spent on candy, soft drinks, chips and coffee creamer, along with some office supplies.

Georgia State University awarded more bachelor's degrees to black students last year than any other non-historically black college in the country.

In Hollywood, Marvin A. Gardner worked on special effects for motion pictures such as ``Jurassic Park,'' ``Toys,'' ``Top Gun'' and ``The Untouchables.''

All around the state, Georgians celebrated the country's Independence Day with road races, parades, family picnics, concerts and fireworks.

Shani Waugh's 3-under-par 67 on a Prairie Dunes course that got tougher as the opening round wore on left her tied with Americans Laura Diaz and Juli Inkster.

A day after the president of Life University resigned, the school's attorney says they hope to make an announcement by Monday, when the summer session begins, about the appointment of an interim president.

A Buford man survived a 14-story plunge from the roof of a condominium, suffering broken ribs and a collapsed lung after landing in the shallow end of the swimming pool.

Pakistan's threats to punish its No. 1 player, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, for playing doubles at Wimbledon with Israel's Amir Hadad were met Wednesday with a carefully crafted ``reminder,'' as an ITF spokeswoman put it, of the federation's

Playing his first major tournament since career-threatening elbow surgery two years ago, big-serving Dutchman Richard Krajicek has gone further than he or anyone else could have imagined.

Five weeks after the checkered flag fell, another Indianapolis 500 victory finally goes to Spiderman.