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Georgia news for Friday, January 27th, 2012

Friday Jan 27, 2012 - Mike Morris, AJC

Two months of surplus rainfall help boost Lanier's levels


Jan 27, 2012 - Mary Landers, Savannah Morning News

Savannah River named 'endangered place'


Jan 27, 2012 - Marcus K. Garner, AJC

College Park woman wins $72 million Mega Millions jackpot


Jan 27, 2012 - Lee Shearer, Athens Banner-Herald

UGA losing ground, says Adams in speech


Jan 27, 2012 - Kyle Martin, Augusta Chronicle

Troops welcomed home from Afghanistan in Fort Gordon ceremony

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Jan 27, 2012 - Liz Fabian, Macon Telegraph

Merle Haggard leaves Macon, now recovering in California


Jan 27, 2012 - Staff, Savannah Morning News

Lyle Lovett, The Head and The Heart join Savannah Music Festival's 2012 lineup


Jan 27, 2012 - Nedra Rhone, AJC

Hair loss common in women of all ages


Jan 27, 2012 - Sandra Okamoto, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

‘Georgia Outdoors’ explores Providence Canyon


Jan 27, 2012 - Meg Mirshak, Augusta Chronicle

Augusta Museum of History marks 75th year

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Jan 27, 2012 - Fletcher Page, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Georgia/Georgia Tech football recruiting: Bulldogs still pursue their top two remaining targets; Yellow Jackets get more solidified


Jan 27, 2012 - Ashley Fielding, Gainesville Times

University system "down the road” of merger process


Jan 27, 2012 - Tracey McManus, Augusta Chronicle

Well before merger, ASU & GHSU professors collaborated


Jan 27, 2012 - Tom Corwin, Augusta Chronicle

Committee will help ASU-GHSU with merger


Jan 27, 2012 - Staff, Tifton Gazette

Tift County High students can now take biotech course

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Jan 27, 2012 - Newnan Times-Herald - EDITORIAL

Our community, region finally meet those 1997 standards for air quality


Thursday Jan 26, 2012 - Mike Morris, AJC

Powerball jackpot climbs to $146 million


Jan 26, 2012 - Ben Wright & Tony Adams, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Sources: Army plans to cut 80,000 soldiers; impact on Fort Benning unknown


Jan 26, 2012 - Phillip Ramati, Macon Telegraph

Hundreds participate in first national cancer prevention research done in Macon


Jan 26, 2012 - Ben Wright, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Nature Conservancy protects over 300,000 acres in Georgia


gaflag.gif Today in Georgia History

(courtesy of Georgia Info)


1785 The Georgia legislature enacted into law Abraham Baldwin's proposed charter for the University of Georgia. In so doing, Georgia became the first state to charter a state university.
1941 Delta Airlines announced plans to make Atlanta home base for its fleet of 21-passenger DC-3 aircraft.
1968 Seven weeks after his death, Otis Redding's "( Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" was released on this day. In less than two months, the record became number one.
1985 Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company announced its plans to sell Coke products in the Soviet Union.
1994 Actor Claude Akins died. Born in Nelson, Ga., Akins appeared in such movies as From Here to Eternity, The Caine Mutiny, The Defiant Ones, Porgy and Bess, and numerous other films and television programs.


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Georgia Crossings

Changing Streams
Linda Erbele writes, picture a gently rushing stream, dappled with sunshine, illuminating a trout waiting for its next meal to float down the current. Among your New Year’s resolutions – have you planned to someday get into flyfishing? (And if you’re a woman reading this – don’t stop!


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