Sunday September 22nd, 2024 6:23AM

Ken Stanford

Contributing Editor
Ken  Stanford
Tommy Aaron tribute event launches History Center exhibit
Gainesville is celebrating the 35th anniversary of Tommy Aaron's win at the Masters Golf Tournament with a permanent display and video at the Northeast Georgia History Center at Brenau University, which will host a tribute to him later this month.
6:43AM ( 16 years ago )
Another cabbie robbed
For the second time since Saturday night, a Gainesville taxi cab driver has been robbed.
5:32AM ( 16 years ago )
Flowery Branch Target open
The Target store at the Stonebridge Village shopping center in Flowery Branch has opened.
10:51AM ( 16 years ago )
Change of venue request filed in rape-murder
Attorneys for a man accused of rape-murder in Gainesville want a jury from somewhere other than Hall County to hear the case.

9:55AM ( 16 years ago )
Report links anti-immigrant sentiment to rise in hate groups and hate crimes
A watchdog group says anti-immigrant sentiment is fueling nationwide increases in the number of hate groups and hate crimes targeting Latinos.
6:36AM ( 16 years ago )
Atlanta on list of cities with drugs in drinking water
A vast array of pharmaceuticals - including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones - have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows. Those who get their water from the Atlanta Water System are among them.
6:14AM ( 16 years ago )
Studies: Iraq Costs US $12B Per Month
The flow of blood may be ebbing, but the flood of money into the Iraq war is steadily rising, new analyses show.
9:15PM ( 16 years ago )
Legislature's typically hectic crossover day looks tame so far
It's do or die. Make or break. Frenzied and frantic.

However you want to put it, the Georgia Legislature is headed for crossover day on Tuesday - usually a hectic deadline for bills to pass in at least one chamber or be tossed aside until next session.
9:12PM ( 16 years ago )
Fla. Mail-In Primary Plan Gains Traction
A consensus began to emerge Sunday that the best way to give Florida's Democrats a voice in electing a candidate for president lies with the U.S. Postal Service.

5:23PM ( 16 years ago )
China: Terrorists Targeted Olympics
Chinese police killed alleged terrorists plotting to attack the Beijing Olympics, while a flight crew managed to prevent an apparent attempt to crash a Chinese jetliner in a separate case just last week, officials said Sunday.
9:24AM ( 16 years ago )