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Chris Duke and the stray puppy that ended up saving the lives of up to 50 soldiers in Afghanistan.

Updated: Soldier and Second Chance Dogs to visit Saturday

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Rachel McDaniel

Thursday, September 2. 2010

Updated: 10 hours ago

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A soldier and the stray dog who saved the lives of 50 guardsmen in Afghanistan will visit the courthouse Saturday, Sept. 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with his grooming van as part of the Second Chance Dogs adoption on the square. [Full story »]

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Updated: Where there’s a will, there’s a way

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Walter Geiger

Monday, August 30. 2010

Updated: 1 day ago

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Excuse me for being hot and bothered.

Someone destroyed the air conditioning unit outside our office to get $30 or $40 worth of metal to recycle in order to feed their meth habit. [Full story »]

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Updated: GBI busts Upson woman for child porn

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Administrator

Thursday, August 26. 2010

Updated: 1 day ago

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Dawn Brantley, 44, of Upson County has been arrested by a specialized unit of the GBI on child porn and other charges. [Full story »]

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Quarterback Nate Ferrell completes a pass during the Pirates 10-6 win over the McIntosh Chiefs in the season opener. [Photo by www.jamesbreest.com]

Updated: Pirates leave Chiefs in the dark

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Staff Writer

Wednesday, September 1. 2010

Updated: 1 day ago

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By Greg Parrott

The opening night of Friday night lights was anything but normal with a rain drenched field and stadium lights that didn’t want to stay lit. The Pirates took the first game with a 10-6 win over the McIntosh Chiefs.
The Chiefs took the kickoff and returned it to their 24 yard line. On the fifth play of the drive, Kody Adams intercepted the Chiefs quarterback at the 45 and ran it back to the 33 yard line. [Full story »]

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Joyce Turner stands on the other side of the register at Turner’s Grocery.

Updated: Historic store has staying power

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Rachel McDaniel

Wednesday, September 1. 2010

Updated: 1 day ago

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Mae Turner started selling produce and other food items from a lean-to built onto her house nearly 80 years ago. She later built a store near her home and ran it well into her 80s. When she passed away her son, the late Albert “Al” Turner, kept Turner’s Grocery going 34 more years at a store he built outside Concord on Pedenville Road. [Full story »]

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