<p>A Cherokee County sheriff's deputy was wounded and a suspect killed Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire as the officer tried to serve a felony probation warrant.</p><p>Deputy Patrick Neal, 33, went to the home of Frank Sheridan, 48, in the Towne Lake area of Woodstock about 3 p.m., said Nicole Combs, spokesperson for the Cherokee Sheriff's Department.</p><p>Witnesses said that when Neal approached Sheridan, a self-employed plumber, he went into his work truck, grabbed a gun and began shooting through the window at Neal. Neal returned fire, striking Sheridan four to five times and killing him, Sheriff Roger Garrison said.</p><p>Neal was shot six times, taking three bullets in his bulletproof vest, a shot in the face and one in the leg, Garrison said. Neal was flown by helicopter to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta where he was in stable condition, said Combs.</p><p>Neighbors said Sheridan's body lay in the driveway of his home and windows of his work truck were shot out.</p><p>The shooting happened just moments after a school bus unloaded elementary school students around the corner. Authorities said operations at Woodstock High School, which is nearby, were not affected.</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.
