<p>A 2-year-old died Thursday about three hours after being mauled by a dog at the Cook County home where she lived with her mother, authorities said.</p><p>The dog that attacked Patricia J. Anderson about 10 a.m. was described as a bulldog mix that was tied up behind the house owned by friends of her mother in the Chaserville area.</p><p>The toddler was taken to Adel Memorial Hospital and transferred to South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, where she died between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., said Sgt. Terry Arnold, chief investigator with the Cook County Sheriff's Department.</p><p>The dog was euthanized, investigator Brent Exum said.</p><p>Investigators said no charges had been filed.</p><p>___</p><p>HASH(0x28681f4)</p>
Morris Gaines saw nothing unusual in his rural south Georgia neighborhood that is, until it was swarming with investigators and the swirling blue lights of police cars after five people were killed in a nearby house.
Angry that college budgets have been cut and tuition may rise if more state money isn't given to public colleges, more than 100 students rallied outside the state Capitol Friday morning demanding better funding for higher education.
Forecasters said Easter morning will arrive with temperatures in the 20s across the Southeast meaning that Easter frills, bonnets and sandals will be replaced with coats, scarves and socks.
