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Feb 21, 2012
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newstalk1160.com
City leaders in East Point take action to fix drainage problem
EAST POINT, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Approximately two years after CBS Atlanta News first exposed a serious drainage problem in East Point, the issue was on the agenda at Monday night's City Council meeting. "I'm in favor of moving...
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Feb 17, 2012
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ledger-enquirer.com
East Point delays lowering water rates
EAST POINT, Ga. -- The East Point City Council has delayed proposals to roll back city water bills after officials warned that the rate plan leave the water department without cash for repairs. The mayor favors the plan to...
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Feb 9, 2012
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bizjournals.com
SUV Crashes Into ER, Hits 3
Atlanta News.Net Thursday 9th February, 2012 (Source: EAST POINT, Ga. - Sick patients ran for cover after an SUV crashed into a hospital emergency room in East Point. Witnesses said people ran and screamed when the SUV smashed...
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Feb 6, 2012
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signonsandiego.com
In this Jan. 17, 2012 photo, contemporary Christian recording artist Jamie Grace performs for friend
Photo by AP In this Jan. 17, 2012 photo, contemporary Christian recording artist Jamie Grace performs for friends at a coffee house in East Point, Ga. Grace's song "Hold Me," featuring TobyMac, is nominated for a Grammy Award...
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Feb 3, 2012
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11alive.com
Occupational Therapy Home Evaluations Available for East Point Seniors
Program helps seniors to live independently as long as possible Fulton County in partnership with the East Point Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORC) and Brenau University’s Occupational Therapy program invites...
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Feb 2, 2012
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11alive.com
Fulton County Schools spelling bee set for Thursday
EAST POINT, Ga. -- Can you spell C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N?That's the word of the day for the students preparing for the annual Fulton County Schools spelling bee, which will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday at Mount Olive Elementary School.The...
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Feb 2, 2012
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newstalk1160.com
East Point mayor wants seniors to pay for police, fire service
EAST POINT, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Some people in the city of East Point are going to have to pay an extra $200 a year for police and fire services. Mayor Ernistine Pittman wants seniors who are exempt from paying property taxes to...
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Jan 27, 2012
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ajc.com
East Point recruits 300 jobs
Martin-Brower, the largest distributor for McDonald's restaurants, will invest $30 million to set up operations in a 220,000 square-foot build-to-suit refrigerated distribution center in East Point, GA in the fall of 2012 and...
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Jan 27, 2012
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thestate.com
Tip proves fruitless in search for toddler +video
Police officers on all-terrain vehicles and dogs trained to find human bodies searched a swath of woods in northern Richland County for a missing toddler on Thursday. Police acted on a “substantial, credible” tip on the...
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Jan 26, 2012
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viddler.com
Grocery Stores near East Point, GA-Wayfield 2020 Headland Drive
http://goo.gl/jsEzt 2020 Headland Drive, East Point, GA 30344 (404) 766-0691, http://wayfieldfoods.com When you think of cooking out Think Wayfield! Serving the Atlanta area over 29 years. 8 Locations. You already know Wayfield...
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Jan 24, 2012
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myfoxatlanta.com
Body Found in East Point
Updated: Tuesday, 24 Jan 2012, 12:42 PM EST Published : Tuesday, 24 Jan 2012, 12:42 PM EST By MYFOXATLANTA STAFF/myfoxatlanta EAST POINT, Ga. - East Point police are investigating the discovery of a body outside an apartment...
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Jan 24, 2012
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cbsatlanta.com
Wells Fargo Protesters Arrested, Face Day in Court
Atlanta News.Net Tuesday 24th January, 2012 (Source: (APN) EAST POINT -- Four Atlanta activists and a State Senator were arrested during a demonstration which took place on August 31, 2009, at the office of Wells Fargo bank in...
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Jan 18, 2012
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myfoxatlanta.com
East Point Police Seek Missing Man
Updated: Wednesday, 18 Jan 2012, 1:21 PM EST Published : Wednesday, 18 Jan 2012, 1:21 PM EST By MYFOXATLANTA STAFF/myfoxatlanta EAST POINT, Ga. - Police in East Point are requesting the public's assistance in locating a missing...
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Jan 17, 2012
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wspa.com
Columbia Attorney Retained To Represent SC Mother
By: Associated Press | News Channel 7 Published: January 17, 2012 A notable Columbia criminal defense attorney said Tuesday he is now representing the South Carolina mother of a toddler who has been missing since Thanksgiving....
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Jan 16, 2012
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13wmaz.com
City Reveals New Details in Police Shooting
EAST POINT, Ga. (AP) -- The Union City police department has released new details on an officer-involved shooting death of a 19-year-old. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that an investigation reveals Ariston Waiters...
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Jan 15, 2012
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ledger-enquirer.com
City reveals new details in police shooting
EAST POINT, Ga. -- The Union City police department has released new details on an officer-involved shooting death of a 19-year-old. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/xQ9xnU) that an investigation reveals...
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Jan 13, 2012
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buffalonews.com
Mom of missing SC boy faces prostitution charges
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The mother of a South Carolina toddler missing since Thanksgiving was arrested in Georgia and accused of prostitution shortly before her son's disappearance. Police in East Point, Ga., say 22-year-old...
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Jan 13, 2012
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foxnews.com
Georgia police arrested mother of missing SC boy weeks before son's disappearance
Published January 13, 2012 COLUMBIA, S.C. – The mother of a South Carolina toddler missing since Thanksgiving was arrested in Georgia and accused of prostitution shortly before her son disappeared, according to police records....
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Jan 12, 2012
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newstalk1160.com
Soldier from East Point dies in Afghanistan
EAST POINT, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - The Department of Defense announced the death of a soldier who was deployed in Afghanistan. Pfc. Michael W. Pyron, 30, of Hopewell, Va., died Jan. 10 in Parwan province, Afghanistan. Pyron was...
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Jan 10, 2012
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myfoxatlanta.com
Pepper Spray Used in Robbery of Woman
Updated: Tuesday, 10 Jan 2012, 9:29 AM EST Published : Tuesday, 10 Jan 2012, 9:29 AM EST EAST POINT, Ga. - East Point police are investigating a robbery in which pepper spray was used as a weapon. A woman told police she was...
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Jan 10, 2012
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newstalk1160.com
Woman’s purse stolen at East Point bank
EAST POINT, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Around 11:50 a.m. Monday, a woman was attacked as she was entering the Wells Fargo Bank in East Point. East Point police said as the woman entered the bank, the unidentified man sprayed her with...
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Jan 10, 2012
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myfoxatlanta.com
Local Firefighter Lunches with Obama
An East Point firefighter is riding high after he got the chance to attend a private luncheon with President Barack Obama. Scott Zoebisch was one of four people who won the opportunity to have lunch with the President at a...
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Jan 5, 2012
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newstalk1160.com
CBS Atlanta gets action for residents of moldy East Point apartments
EAST POINT, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Managers at an apartment complex agree to relocate residents from moldy apartments after CBS Atlanta asks tough questions. A small fire last week in a top-floor unit of the Village Highlands...
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Jan 3, 2012
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premiumpresse.de
Hartsfield Airport Hotel Joins in Atlantas Joy of Sharing Campaign
Courtyard Team Uses Silent Auction to Benefit Local Holiday Program ATLANTA, GA, Pressemitteilung vom 03.01.2012 18:38:00 ATLANTA, GA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/03/12 -- Decking their halls to benefit the local "Joy of Sharing"...
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Dec 31, 2011
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privateofficernews.wordpress.com
East Point Ga police searching for armored car robbers
EAST POINT, Ga. Dec 31 2011 - East Point police and the FBI are searching for three people who robbed an armored car Friday afternoon. The robbery happened at the Newell Recycling Facility 1359 Central Avenue at around 10:37...
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Dec 28, 2011
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newstalk1160.com
Ceiling collapses in East Point fire
EAST POINT, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - The East Point Fire Department is looking into the cause of a house fire at 4508 Old Parkview Square. Officials say the blaze broke out just after 7:30 a.m. No one was inside the home at the time...
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Dec 21, 2011
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newstalk1160.com
Police search for East Point shooting suspect
EAST POINT, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Police are looking for a man whom they say is responsible for a shooting and aggravated assault in East Point. The shooting happened Dec. 15 on Penny Lane. Police said the suspect, 19-year-old...
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Dec 17, 2011
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signonsandiego.com
FILE - In this Oct. 9, 1976, file photo, Georgia Republican Sixth District congressional candidate N
Photo by AP FILE - In this Oct. 9, 1976, file photo, Georgia Republican Sixth District congressional candidate Newt Gingrich, left, accompanied by Sen. Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz., waves in East Point, Ga. after getting campaign...
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Dec 17, 2011
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signonsandiego.com
Gingrich 2.0: Ex-speaker offers new Newt for 2012
FILE - In this Oct. 9, 1976, file photo, Georgia Republican Sixth District congressional candidate Newt Gingrich, left, accompanied by Sen. Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz., waves in East Point, Ga. after getting campaign help from...
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Dec 15, 2011
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newstalk1160.com
Cigarette sparks East Point house fire
EAST POINT, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - An East Point man and his grandmother escaped their burning home without injury early Thursday. Brandon Terrell told CBS Atlanta News he was smoking in the patio room of the Idlewood Drive when he...
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Feb 21, 2012 | newstalk1160.com
City leaders in East Point take action to fix drainage problem
EAST POINT, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Approximately two years after CBS Atlanta News first exposed a serious drainage problem in East Point, the issue was on the agenda at Monday night's City Council meeting. "I'm in favor of moving... Read more...
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Feb 17, 2012 | ledger-enquirer.com
East Point delays lowering water rates
EAST POINT, Ga. -- The East Point City Council has delayed proposals to roll back city water bills after officials warned that the rate plan leave the water department without cash for repairs. The mayor favors the plan to... Read more...
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Feb 9, 2012 | bizjournals.com
SUV Crashes Into ER, Hits 3
Atlanta News.Net Thursday 9th February, 2012 (Source: EAST POINT, Ga. - Sick patients ran for cover after an SUV crashed into a hospital emergency room in East Point. Witnesses said people ran and screamed when the SUV smashed... Read more...
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Feb 6, 2012 | signonsandiego.com
In this Jan. 17, 2012 photo, contemporary Christian recording artist Jamie Grace performs for friend
Photo by AP In this Jan. 17, 2012 photo, contemporary Christian recording artist Jamie Grace performs for friends at a coffee house in East Point, Ga. Grace's song "Hold Me," featuring TobyMac, is nominated for a Grammy Award... Read more...
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Feb 3, 2012 | 11alive.com
Occupational Therapy Home Evaluations Available for East Point Seniors
Program helps seniors to live independently as long as possible Fulton County in partnership with the East Point Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORC) and Brenau University’s Occupational Therapy program invites... Read more...
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Feb 2, 2012 | 11alive.com
Fulton County Schools spelling bee set for Thursday
EAST POINT, Ga. -- Can you spell C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N?That's the word of the day for the students preparing for the annual Fulton County Schools spelling bee, which will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday at Mount Olive Elementary School.The... Read more...
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Feb 2, 2012 | newstalk1160.com
East Point mayor wants seniors to pay for police, fire service
EAST POINT, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Some people in the city of East Point are going to have to pay an extra $200 a year for police and fire services. Mayor Ernistine Pittman wants seniors who are exempt from paying property taxes to... Read more...
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Jan 27, 2012 | ajc.com
East Point recruits 300 jobs
Martin-Brower, the largest distributor for McDonald's restaurants, will invest $30 million to set up operations in a 220,000 square-foot build-to-suit refrigerated distribution center in East Point, GA in the fall of 2012 and... Read more...
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Jan 27, 2012 | thestate.com
Tip proves fruitless in search for toddler +video
Police officers on all-terrain vehicles and dogs trained to find human bodies searched a swath of woods in northern Richland County for a missing toddler on Thursday. Police acted on a “substantial, credible” tip on the... Read more...
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Jan 26, 2012 | viddler.com
Grocery Stores near East Point, GA-Wayfield 2020 Headland Drive
http://goo.gl/jsEzt 2020 Headland Drive, East Point, GA 30344 (404) 766-0691, http://wayfieldfoods.com When you think of cooking out Think Wayfield! Serving the Atlanta area over 29 years. 8 Locations. You already know Wayfield... Read more...
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Jan 24, 2012 | myfoxatlanta.com
Body Found in East Point
Updated: Tuesday, 24 Jan 2012, 12:42 PM EST Published : Tuesday, 24 Jan 2012, 12:42 PM EST By MYFOXATLANTA STAFF/myfoxatlanta EAST POINT, Ga. - East Point police are investigating the discovery of a body outside an apartment... Read more...
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Jan 24, 2012 | cbsatlanta.com
Wells Fargo Protesters Arrested, Face Day in Court
Atlanta News.Net Tuesday 24th January, 2012 (Source: (APN) EAST POINT -- Four Atlanta activists and a State Senator were arrested during a demonstration which took place on August 31, 2009, at the office of Wells Fargo bank in... Read more...
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Jan 18, 2012 | myfoxatlanta.com
East Point Police Seek Missing Man
Updated: Wednesday, 18 Jan 2012, 1:21 PM EST Published : Wednesday, 18 Jan 2012, 1:21 PM EST By MYFOXATLANTA STAFF/myfoxatlanta EAST POINT, Ga. - Police in East Point are requesting the public's assistance in locating a missing... Read more...
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Jan 17, 2012 | wspa.com
Columbia Attorney Retained To Represent SC Mother
By: Associated Press | News Channel 7 Published: January 17, 2012 A notable Columbia criminal defense attorney said Tuesday he is now representing the South Carolina mother of a toddler who has been missing since Thanksgiving.... Read more...
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Jan 16, 2012 | 13wmaz.com
City Reveals New Details in Police Shooting
EAST POINT, Ga. (AP) -- The Union City police department has released new details on an officer-involved shooting death of a 19-year-old. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that an investigation reveals Ariston Waiters... Read more...
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Jan 15, 2012 | ledger-enquirer.com
City reveals new details in police shooting
EAST POINT, Ga. -- The Union City police department has released new details on an officer-involved shooting death of a 19-year-old. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/xQ9xnU) that an investigation reveals... Read more...
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Jan 13, 2012 | buffalonews.com
Mom of missing SC boy faces prostitution charges
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The mother of a South Carolina toddler missing since Thanksgiving was arrested in Georgia and accused of prostitution shortly before her son's disappearance. Police in East Point, Ga., say 22-year-old... Read more...
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Jan 13, 2012 | foxnews.com
Georgia police arrested mother of missing SC boy weeks before son's disappearance
Published January 13, 2012 COLUMBIA, S.C. – The mother of a South Carolina toddler missing since Thanksgiving was arrested in Georgia and accused of prostitution shortly before her son disappeared, according to police records.... Read more...
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Jan 12, 2012 | newstalk1160.com
Soldier from East Point dies in Afghanistan
EAST POINT, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - The Department of Defense announced the death of a soldier who was deployed in Afghanistan. Pfc. Michael W. Pyron, 30, of Hopewell, Va., died Jan. 10 in Parwan province, Afghanistan. Pyron was... Read more...
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Jan 10, 2012 | myfoxatlanta.com
Pepper Spray Used in Robbery of Woman
Updated: Tuesday, 10 Jan 2012, 9:29 AM EST Published : Tuesday, 10 Jan 2012, 9:29 AM EST EAST POINT, Ga. - East Point police are investigating a robbery in which pepper spray was used as a weapon. A woman told police she was... Read more...
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Jan 10, 2012 | newstalk1160.com
Woman’s purse stolen at East Point bank
EAST POINT, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Around 11:50 a.m. Monday, a woman was attacked as she was entering the Wells Fargo Bank in East Point. East Point police said as the woman entered the bank, the unidentified man sprayed her with... Read more...
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Jan 10, 2012 | myfoxatlanta.com
Local Firefighter Lunches with Obama
An East Point firefighter is riding high after he got the chance to attend a private luncheon with President Barack Obama. Scott Zoebisch was one of four people who won the opportunity to have lunch with the President at a... Read more...
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Jan 5, 2012 | newstalk1160.com
CBS Atlanta gets action for residents of moldy East Point apartments
EAST POINT, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Managers at an apartment complex agree to relocate residents from moldy apartments after CBS Atlanta asks tough questions. A small fire last week in a top-floor unit of the Village Highlands... Read more...
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Jan 3, 2012 | premiumpresse.de
Hartsfield Airport Hotel Joins in Atlantas Joy of Sharing Campaign
Courtyard Team Uses Silent Auction to Benefit Local Holiday Program ATLANTA, GA, Pressemitteilung vom 03.01.2012 18:38:00 ATLANTA, GA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/03/12 -- Decking their halls to benefit the local "Joy of Sharing"... Read more...
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Dec 31, 2011 | privateofficernews.wordpress.com
East Point Ga police searching for armored car robbers
EAST POINT, Ga. Dec 31 2011 - East Point police and the FBI are searching for three people who robbed an armored car Friday afternoon. The robbery happened at the Newell Recycling Facility 1359 Central Avenue at around 10:37... Read more...
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Dec 28, 2011 | newstalk1160.com
Ceiling collapses in East Point fire
EAST POINT, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - The East Point Fire Department is looking into the cause of a house fire at 4508 Old Parkview Square. Officials say the blaze broke out just after 7:30 a.m. No one was inside the home at the time... Read more...
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Dec 21, 2011 | newstalk1160.com
Police search for East Point shooting suspect
EAST POINT, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Police are looking for a man whom they say is responsible for a shooting and aggravated assault in East Point. The shooting happened Dec. 15 on Penny Lane. Police said the suspect, 19-year-old... Read more...
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Dec 17, 2011 | signonsandiego.com
FILE - In this Oct. 9, 1976, file photo, Georgia Republican Sixth District congressional candidate N
Photo by AP FILE - In this Oct. 9, 1976, file photo, Georgia Republican Sixth District congressional candidate Newt Gingrich, left, accompanied by Sen. Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz., waves in East Point, Ga. after getting campaign... Read more...
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Dec 17, 2011 | signonsandiego.com
Gingrich 2.0: Ex-speaker offers new Newt for 2012
FILE - In this Oct. 9, 1976, file photo, Georgia Republican Sixth District congressional candidate Newt Gingrich, left, accompanied by Sen. Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz., waves in East Point, Ga. after getting campaign help from... Read more...
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Dec 15, 2011 | newstalk1160.com
Cigarette sparks East Point house fire
EAST POINT, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - An East Point man and his grandmother escaped their burning home without injury early Thursday. Brandon Terrell told CBS Atlanta News he was smoking in the patio room of the Idlewood Drive when he... Read more...