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House Bill 1009 passed the Senate unanimously on Monday. Senators said the bell-to-bell ban would limit distractions among students, while allowing them to focus on instruction.
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Clarke County School District (CCSD) announced a public design charrette as the “next step” of its revitalization of the school complex.
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In March, the Madison County Board of Education announced the appointment of two principals for its school district. Meanwhile, the Clarke County Board of Education also approved the appointment of a principal at one of Clarke County’s elementary schools.
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The crash that occurred at the intersection of North Avenue and MLK Parkway has come to a sad conclusion.
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An Oconee County record store owner was arrested in Richmond County for several sexual crimes.
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Lucille Miller was convicted of killing her husband in 1965. Now her daughter Debra reflects on her own traumatic childhood and its lingering effects in The Most Wonderful Terrible Person.
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Delta Airlines is temporarily suspending specialty services to member of Congress due to resource constraints from the ongoing shutdown of DHS.
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Dayton Webber, 27, is accused of shooting a man in his car during an argument. He has shared his story of becoming a pro athlete after losing his arms and legs to a childhood bacterial infection.
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Pulido has been a mainstay of Tejano music —a genre blending traditional regional Mexican elements with country, pop and conjunto influences — for more than three decades.
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