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Mar 14, 2012
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streetinsider.com
Carmike to Bring New Critically Acclaimed “BIGD” Experience to Champaign Area Movie-Goers with...
FREE Breaking News Alerts from StreetInsider.com! CKEC Hot Sheet Overall Analyst Rating: COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC ), a leading DIGITAL cinema and 3D motion picture exhibitor, today...
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Mar 13, 2012
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ajc.com
Georgia’s Exide to unveil new battery
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Exide Technologies rolls out a new battery today that could help power the Milton-based manufacturer in a future of higher gas prices and greater demand for fuel efficiency. The $3 billion...
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Mar 13, 2012
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al.com
Mobile County superintendent search: 3 finalists named
Published: Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 7:08 AM Peggy Connell, A. Dale Robbins and Eugene White are the 3 finalists for the Mobile County schools superintendent position. MOBILE, Alabama -- The Mobile County school board on Monday...
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Mar 13, 2012
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bizjournals.com
$250K paid to secure $19M plant expansion in Columbus
Georgia development officials thought it necessary to pay Pratt & Whitney $250,000 to commit to a $19.3 million expansion and upgrade at its Columbus, Ga., plant, reports the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. A Pratt spokespserson...
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Mar 13, 2012
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ledger-enquirer.com
High school roundup: Columbus prevails against Parkview in matchup of No. 1 teams
CARROLLTON, Ga. -- Columbus High, ranked No. 1 in Georgia Class AAA nipped Class AAAAA’s top team, Parkview, 7-6 Monday, putting the Blue Devils in position to move up in USA Today’s national poll. Click here to keep up with...
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Mar 12, 2012
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streetinsider.com
Increases in Attendance and Concessions Revenue Drive 39% Growth in Operating Income
FREE Breaking News Alerts from StreetInsider.com! CKEC Hot Sheet Overall Analyst Rating: - Attendance Rises Nearly 3% Amidst Industry Decline - - Concessions/Other Revenue Increases 15.2% - COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--...
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Mar 12, 2012
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oursportscentral.com
Snakes Hit The Road This Week; One Point Behind Second
March 12, 2012 - Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) Columbus Cottonmouths COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Columbus Cottonmouths split a pair of home games this past weekend, falling to the Mississippi RiverKings on Friday night but...
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Mar 12, 2012
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tmcnet.com
Library late fees can now be paid by credit card
Mar 12, 2012 (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Denise Huckaby brought a stack of books to the circulation desk at the Columbus Public Library Monday and got a shock. "I owed $20,"...
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Mar 12, 2012
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privateofficernews.wordpress.com
Ga. police conduct “Traffic Control Point” on Interstate 85-make 59 arrests www.privateofficer.com
COLUMBUS, Ga. March 12 2012 Police conducted a traffic control point on I-185 South, Saturday that land dozens in jail. Just South of the Smiths Road exit on I-185 traffic was moving, but not at normal speed, as police held a...
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Mar 11, 2012
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dvidshub.net
Georgia families donate kitchen supply’s to farmers
Members from the 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Task Force Hydra, a National Guard unit out of Columbus, Ga., went on several missions on March 7, 2012, and met with some key leaders at an Afghan National Army Compound, in...
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Mar 11, 2012
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aikenstandard.com
No. 17 Pacer baseball squad splits pair with No. 10 Cougars
USCA Sports Information COLUMBUS, Ga. -- In a battle of top-20 nationally-ranked Peach Belt Conference programs, 17th-ranked USC Aiken and 10th-ranked Columbus State split a league doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Ragsdale...
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Mar 9, 2012
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drugpolicycentral.com
Smoking potpourri for a high
wtvm.com (US) GASmoking potpourri for a high Teen captured after two high speed police chases Some Georgia Lawmakers are proposing to ban all synthetic marijuana. (Fri Mar 09 15:18:09 2012 PST) [$drug_related(100%),...
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Mar 9, 2012
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hispanicbusiness.com
Columbus Kia Dealership Moving Toward May Completion as Automaker's Sales Sizzle
Kia Motors America has been on a sales rocket ride to the top for more than a year, and it has taken Ed Braun's Columbus dealership with it. The next stop for the general manager of Kia Auto-sport will be the debut of his...
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Mar 9, 2012
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blueridgenow.com
Oh, the things we saw in the old USA
Whenever I take a good long look back at the past, it never fails to amaze me. People go through life taking it day to day and never realize how different things become over time. This country has changed so much it is hard to...
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Mar 9, 2012
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bizjournals.com
Fort Benning to burn 30,000 acres to prevent wildfires
The Fort Benning post near Columbus, Ga., is on track to burn some 30,000 acres this year to help reduce wildfires, reports the Ledger-Enquirer. Controlled burning helps prevent hundreds of wildfires each year and helps to...
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Mar 8, 2012
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emailwire.com
Internet Marketing Consultancy Vroooom Puts Businesses Everywhere on the Fast Track to Success
Columbus, Ga -- Savvy business owners everywhere realise the potential of the internet. Suddenly a business previously stuck with a limited local client base can sell to the world market, and if they play their cards right gain...
Read more...
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Mar 8, 2012
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courant.com
Georgia Pratt & Whitney Plant Adding 177 jobs
Get Business Mobile Text Alerts When Pratt & Whitney still employed 825 people at the Cheshire engine center, it told the union that labor costs are 40 percent lower in Columbus, Ga., than in Connecticut.
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Mar 8, 2012
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oregonlive.com
Soldier with Milwaukie ties completes basic training
Published: Thursday, March 08, 2012, 6:00 AM MILWAUKIE -- Army Pvt. Christopher A. Myers, son of Kirsten Manning of Milwaukie, recently graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. During the nine weeks...
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Mar 8, 2012
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tmcnet.com
Bring your appetite to Deli Day
Mar 08, 2012 (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- It's a Columbus mystery. No one seems to know exactly when Deli Day began. Deli Day, for the uninitiated, is a lunch sponsored by...
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Mar 8, 2012
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14wfie.com
Mom faces neglect charges, accused of selling child for sex
COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) - A Florida television station says a woman is behind bars in Columbus accused of selling her 6-year-old daughter for sex in exchange for drugs. WJXT reports Dalina Nicholas, 39, is in the Muscogee County...
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Mar 8, 2012
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cnn.com
US: Romney wins 6 states, fails to blunt Santorum's conservative support
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Mitt Romney's showing in six states was not a super one for the Republican presidential hopeful, who failed to produce the convincing wins needed to demonstrate his ability to generate support among diehard...
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Mar 7, 2012
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romenews-tribune.com
Armuchee Elementary team advances to state in Odyssey of the Mind
A team from Armuchee Elementary School has advanced to the state competition of Odyssey of the Mind. The Armuchee team participated in Division One, or elementary level, in the region competition. ...
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Mar 7, 2012
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istockanalyst.com
Aflac Incorporated Hires Joseph F. Meyer as Global Chief Operating Officer of Investment Division
COLUMBUS, Ga., March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Incorporated announced today that it has hired Joseph F. Meyer to the newly created position of senior vice president; global chief operating officer in Aflac's Investment...
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Mar 7, 2012
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streetinsider.com
Synovus Announces Final Tender Results
FREE Breaking News Alerts from StreetInsider.com! COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV ) today announced that the previously announced cash tender offer for its outstanding 4.875% Subordinated...
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Mar 7, 2012
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usmessageboard.com
Super Low Voter Turnout on Super Tuesday
Low voter turn out in GA, MA, VA and OH. VA is somewhat expected due to only Romney and Paul being on the ballot. but does this spell trouble for the GOP in the general election? GOP low voter turnout is a warning sign - San...
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Mar 6, 2012
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romenews-tribune.com
DNA tests cast doubt on Ga. strangler case
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Results from a new round of DNA testing have cast doubt on about the evidence against a Georgia man convicted of strangling deaths. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports that the tests on sperm found on the...
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Mar 6, 2012
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dvidshub.net
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andre Stewart
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andre Stewart, from Columbus, Ga., with Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, out of Fort Bragg, N.C., talks to a WMGG-AM reporter about his duties moving military personnel...
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Mar 6, 2012
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investir.fr
Cubic Corporation () : Cubic to Create Web-Based Courses for Air Force Institute of Technology
COLUMBUS, GA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/06/12 -- The Mission Support Services segment of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) has won two contracts to develop distance-learning courses for the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)....
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Mar 6, 2012
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wtsp.com
Mom investigated for trying to sell daughter
Written by WTLV First Coast News ) -- A Jacksonville Beach mother is in custody in Georgia following an investigation she allegedly tried to sell her 6-year-old daughter. Florida Department of Children and Families spokesman...
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Mar 6, 2012
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finanznachrichten.de
CertusBank, N.A., Names Shonalee Gamble as Senior Vice President - Private Banker and Wealth...
GREENVILLE, S.C., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Shonalee A. Gamble joins CertusBank, N.A., from CB&T, a division of Synovus Bank in Columbus, Georgia as a Private Client Services Senior Relationship Manager and Financial...
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Mar 14, 2012 | streetinsider.com
Carmike to Bring New Critically Acclaimed “BIGD” Experience to Champaign Area Movie-Goers with...
FREE Breaking News Alerts from StreetInsider.com! CKEC Hot Sheet Overall Analyst Rating: COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC ), a leading DIGITAL cinema and 3D motion picture exhibitor, today... Read more...
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Mar 13, 2012 | ajc.com
Georgia’s Exide to unveil new battery
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Exide Technologies rolls out a new battery today that could help power the Milton-based manufacturer in a future of higher gas prices and greater demand for fuel efficiency. The $3 billion... Read more...
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Mar 13, 2012 | al.com
Mobile County superintendent search: 3 finalists named
Published: Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 7:08 AM Peggy Connell, A. Dale Robbins and Eugene White are the 3 finalists for the Mobile County schools superintendent position. MOBILE, Alabama -- The Mobile County school board on Monday... Read more...
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Mar 13, 2012 | bizjournals.com
$250K paid to secure $19M plant expansion in Columbus
Georgia development officials thought it necessary to pay Pratt & Whitney $250,000 to commit to a $19.3 million expansion and upgrade at its Columbus, Ga., plant, reports the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. A Pratt spokespserson... Read more...
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Mar 13, 2012 | ledger-enquirer.com
High school roundup: Columbus prevails against Parkview in matchup of No. 1 teams
CARROLLTON, Ga. -- Columbus High, ranked No. 1 in Georgia Class AAA nipped Class AAAAA’s top team, Parkview, 7-6 Monday, putting the Blue Devils in position to move up in USA Today’s national poll. Click here to keep up with... Read more...
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Mar 12, 2012 | streetinsider.com
Increases in Attendance and Concessions Revenue Drive 39% Growth in Operating Income
FREE Breaking News Alerts from StreetInsider.com! CKEC Hot Sheet Overall Analyst Rating: - Attendance Rises Nearly 3% Amidst Industry Decline - - Concessions/Other Revenue Increases 15.2% - COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--... Read more...
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Mar 12, 2012 | oursportscentral.com
Snakes Hit The Road This Week; One Point Behind Second
March 12, 2012 - Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) Columbus Cottonmouths COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Columbus Cottonmouths split a pair of home games this past weekend, falling to the Mississippi RiverKings on Friday night but... Read more...
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Mar 12, 2012 | tmcnet.com
Library late fees can now be paid by credit card
Mar 12, 2012 (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Denise Huckaby brought a stack of books to the circulation desk at the Columbus Public Library Monday and got a shock. "I owed $20,"... Read more...
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Mar 12, 2012 | privateofficernews.wordpress.com
Ga. police conduct “Traffic Control Point” on Interstate 85-make 59 arrests www.privateofficer.com
COLUMBUS, Ga. March 12 2012 Police conducted a traffic control point on I-185 South, Saturday that land dozens in jail. Just South of the Smiths Road exit on I-185 traffic was moving, but not at normal speed, as police held a... Read more...
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Mar 11, 2012 | dvidshub.net
Georgia families donate kitchen supply’s to farmers
Members from the 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Task Force Hydra, a National Guard unit out of Columbus, Ga., went on several missions on March 7, 2012, and met with some key leaders at an Afghan National Army Compound, in... Read more...
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Mar 11, 2012 | aikenstandard.com
No. 17 Pacer baseball squad splits pair with No. 10 Cougars
USCA Sports Information COLUMBUS, Ga. -- In a battle of top-20 nationally-ranked Peach Belt Conference programs, 17th-ranked USC Aiken and 10th-ranked Columbus State split a league doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Ragsdale... Read more...
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Mar 9, 2012 | drugpolicycentral.com
Smoking potpourri for a high
wtvm.com (US) GASmoking potpourri for a high Teen captured after two high speed police chases Some Georgia Lawmakers are proposing to ban all synthetic marijuana. (Fri Mar 09 15:18:09 2012 PST) [$drug_related(100%),... Read more...
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Mar 9, 2012 | hispanicbusiness.com
Columbus Kia Dealership Moving Toward May Completion as Automaker's Sales Sizzle
Kia Motors America has been on a sales rocket ride to the top for more than a year, and it has taken Ed Braun's Columbus dealership with it. The next stop for the general manager of Kia Auto-sport will be the debut of his... Read more...
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Mar 9, 2012 | blueridgenow.com
Oh, the things we saw in the old USA
Whenever I take a good long look back at the past, it never fails to amaze me. People go through life taking it day to day and never realize how different things become over time. This country has changed so much it is hard to... Read more...
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Mar 9, 2012 | bizjournals.com
Fort Benning to burn 30,000 acres to prevent wildfires
The Fort Benning post near Columbus, Ga., is on track to burn some 30,000 acres this year to help reduce wildfires, reports the Ledger-Enquirer. Controlled burning helps prevent hundreds of wildfires each year and helps to... Read more...
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Mar 8, 2012 | emailwire.com
Internet Marketing Consultancy Vroooom Puts Businesses Everywhere on the Fast Track to Success
Columbus, Ga -- Savvy business owners everywhere realise the potential of the internet. Suddenly a business previously stuck with a limited local client base can sell to the world market, and if they play their cards right gain... Read more...
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Mar 8, 2012 | courant.com
Georgia Pratt & Whitney Plant Adding 177 jobs
Get Business Mobile Text Alerts When Pratt & Whitney still employed 825 people at the Cheshire engine center, it told the union that labor costs are 40 percent lower in Columbus, Ga., than in Connecticut. Read more...
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Mar 8, 2012 | oregonlive.com
Soldier with Milwaukie ties completes basic training
Published: Thursday, March 08, 2012, 6:00 AM MILWAUKIE -- Army Pvt. Christopher A. Myers, son of Kirsten Manning of Milwaukie, recently graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. During the nine weeks... Read more...
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Mar 8, 2012 | tmcnet.com
Bring your appetite to Deli Day
Mar 08, 2012 (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- It's a Columbus mystery. No one seems to know exactly when Deli Day began. Deli Day, for the uninitiated, is a lunch sponsored by... Read more...
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Mar 8, 2012 | 14wfie.com
Mom faces neglect charges, accused of selling child for sex
COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) - A Florida television station says a woman is behind bars in Columbus accused of selling her 6-year-old daughter for sex in exchange for drugs. WJXT reports Dalina Nicholas, 39, is in the Muscogee County... Read more...
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Mar 8, 2012 | cnn.com
US: Romney wins 6 states, fails to blunt Santorum's conservative support
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Mitt Romney's showing in six states was not a super one for the Republican presidential hopeful, who failed to produce the convincing wins needed to demonstrate his ability to generate support among diehard... Read more...
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Mar 7, 2012 | romenews-tribune.com
Armuchee Elementary team advances to state in Odyssey of the Mind
A team from Armuchee Elementary School has advanced to the state competition of Odyssey of the Mind. The Armuchee team participated in Division One, or elementary level, in the region competition. ... Read more...
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Mar 7, 2012 | istockanalyst.com
Aflac Incorporated Hires Joseph F. Meyer as Global Chief Operating Officer of Investment Division
COLUMBUS, Ga., March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Incorporated announced today that it has hired Joseph F. Meyer to the newly created position of senior vice president; global chief operating officer in Aflac's Investment... Read more...
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Mar 7, 2012 | streetinsider.com
Synovus Announces Final Tender Results
FREE Breaking News Alerts from StreetInsider.com! COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV ) today announced that the previously announced cash tender offer for its outstanding 4.875% Subordinated... Read more...
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Mar 7, 2012 | usmessageboard.com
Super Low Voter Turnout on Super Tuesday
Low voter turn out in GA, MA, VA and OH. VA is somewhat expected due to only Romney and Paul being on the ballot. but does this spell trouble for the GOP in the general election? GOP low voter turnout is a warning sign - San... Read more...
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Mar 6, 2012 | romenews-tribune.com
DNA tests cast doubt on Ga. strangler case
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Results from a new round of DNA testing have cast doubt on about the evidence against a Georgia man convicted of strangling deaths. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports that the tests on sperm found on the... Read more...
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Mar 6, 2012 | dvidshub.net
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andre Stewart
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andre Stewart, from Columbus, Ga., with Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, out of Fort Bragg, N.C., talks to a WMGG-AM reporter about his duties moving military personnel... Read more...
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Mar 6, 2012 | investir.fr
Cubic Corporation () : Cubic to Create Web-Based Courses for Air Force Institute of Technology
COLUMBUS, GA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/06/12 -- The Mission Support Services segment of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) has won two contracts to develop distance-learning courses for the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT).... Read more...
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Mar 6, 2012 | wtsp.com
Mom investigated for trying to sell daughter
Written by WTLV First Coast News ) -- A Jacksonville Beach mother is in custody in Georgia following an investigation she allegedly tried to sell her 6-year-old daughter. Florida Department of Children and Families spokesman... Read more...
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Mar 6, 2012 | finanznachrichten.de
CertusBank, N.A., Names Shonalee Gamble as Senior Vice President - Private Banker and Wealth...
GREENVILLE, S.C., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Shonalee A. Gamble joins CertusBank, N.A., from CB&T, a division of Synovus Bank in Columbus, Georgia as a Private Client Services Senior Relationship Manager and Financial... Read more...