http://www.gmanet.com/Feed.aspx?type=Rss20&method=Category&title=Newsline&descr=Newsline&criteria=C357834D-55E3-DD11-8885-001635ADF132NewslineThu, 09 Sep 2010 20:35:49 GMTen-ushttp://www.themonticellonews.com/monticello-receives-for-sewer-upgrades-p7233-1.htmhttp://www.themonticellonews.com/monticello-receives-for-sewer-upgrades-p7233-1.htm Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:11:22 GMTThe city of Monticello has been awarded $500,000 for sewer improvements through a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).]]>http://daltondailycitizen.com/local/x1953197635/Tunnel-Hill-s-next-mission-to-restore-old-railroad-depothttp://daltondailycitizen.com/local/x1953197635/Tunnel-Hill-s-next-mission-to-restore-old-railroad-depot Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:07:51 GMTTrains rumble past the old building every day, seemingly oblivious to the role it’s played in their history for more than 150 years. Tunnel Hill leaders are anxious to change that perception about the Tunnel Hill Depot, built circa 1850.]]>http://daltondailycitizen.com/local/x1951974979/Hidden-treasures-Tunnel-Hill-tunnelhttp://daltondailycitizen.com/local/x1951974979/Hidden-treasures-Tunnel-Hill-tunnel Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:06:44 GMTCity wouldn’t be the same without namesake.]]>http://savannahnow.com/news/2010-09-09/irs-forgives-portion-thunderbolt-finehttp://savannahnow.com/news/2010-09-09/irs-forgives-portion-thunderbolt-fine Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:54:51 GMTThe town of Thunderbolt has caught a bit of a financial break, and it comes from an unlikely source - the Internal Revenue Service.]]>http://savannahnow.com/news/2010-09-09/savannah-city-council-blasts-lng-trucking-responsehttp://savannahnow.com/news/2010-09-09/savannah-city-council-blasts-lng-trucking-response Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:52:37 GMTHe came offering an apology, but by the time Bruce Hughes, president of Southeast LNG, finished his presentation, Savannah City Council members were even more determined to oppose the company's proposal to truck liquefied natural gas through the city.]]>http://savannahnow.com/bryan-county-now/2010-09-09/pembroke-recreation-department-and-runninghttp://savannahnow.com/bryan-county-now/2010-09-09/pembroke-recreation-department-and-running Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:50:56 GMTUnder the leadership of Director Linda Warburton, Pembroke's Recreation and Leisure Department is getting organized and developing programs for adults, teens as well as children.]]>http://www.macon.com/2010/09/09/1257609/recycling-numbers-low-in-macon.htmlhttp://www.macon.com/2010/09/09/1257609/recycling-numbers-low-in-macon.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:50:21 GMTThe Richmond Hill City Center will not be expanding its operations to include an every other week Sunday brunch and Friday on the Veranda.]]>http://www.macon.com/2010/09/09/1257609/recycling-numbers-low-in-macon.htmlhttp://www.macon.com/2010/09/09/1257609/recycling-numbers-low-in-macon.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:49:40 GMTStatistics kept by Macon and Bibb County’s governments show that about 3 percent of items picked up at the curb are recycled, even though a state study says about 26 percent of items dumped in Middle Georgia landfills are recyclable paper. ]]>http://www.macon.com/2010/09/09/1257578/ellis-says-hell-run-for-mayor.htmlhttp://www.macon.com/2010/09/09/1257578/ellis-says-hell-run-for-mayor.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:48:31 GMTFormer Macon Mayor Jack Ellis said Wednesday he wants to return to City Hall in a third term as mayor.]]>http://www.macon.com/2010/09/09/1257602/millions-in-grants-coming-to-region.htmlhttp://www.macon.com/2010/09/09/1257602/millions-in-grants-coming-to-region.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:46:00 GMTFor small cities such as Gordon, the funding is an essential resource, especially during tough economic times, Gordon Mayor Kenneth Turner said. ]]>http://www.macon.com/2010/09/09/1257603/city-might-lease-old-library.htmlhttp://www.macon.com/2010/09/09/1257603/city-might-lease-old-library.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:44:57 GMTThe Rainbow House Children’s Resource Center is asking City Council to consider letting it take over the soon-to-be vacant Centerville Public Library.]]>http://www.macon.com/2010/09/09/1257580/shaheen-wont-sign-city-contract.htmlhttp://www.macon.com/2010/09/09/1257580/shaheen-wont-sign-city-contract.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:43:38 GMTMayor Chuck Shaheen said he will not sign a contract for former City Clerk Stan Martin to conduct an investigative audit on city functions.]]>http://onlineathens.com/stories/090910/new_705915252.shtmlhttp://onlineathens.com/stories/090910/new_705915252.shtml Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:36:52 GMTThe state Department of Community Affairs has awarded $500,000 block grants to Winterville for a senior citizens center and to Commerce for water system improvements.]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/alpharetta-oks-floodplain-study-609453.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/alpharetta-oks-floodplain-study-609453.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:36:00 GMTAlpharetta officials approved $145,000 in funding Tuesday to update the city's floodplain map.]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/residents-design-wins-johns-609402.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/residents-design-wins-johns-609402.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:35:29 GMTJohns Creek residents and their pets are drooling over a $500,000 renovation planned for the city's dog park.]]>http://lagrangenews.com/bookmark/9426046http://lagrangenews.com/bookmark/9426046 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:33:29 GMTThe LaGrange Development Authority will join the push for more retail development that would create jobs and keep sales tax dollars in Troup County.]]>http://www.thedahloneganugget.com/articles/2010/09/08/news/03 logo.txthttp://www.thedahloneganugget.com/articles/2010/09/08/news/03 logo.txt Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:32:24 GMTThe Dahlonega City Council is on the hunt for a new logo. And their search has ultimately brought them back to the people.]]>http://www.thedahloneganugget.com/articles/2010/09/08/news/05 growth.txthttp://www.thedahloneganugget.com/articles/2010/09/08/news/05 growth.txt Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:31:46 GMTWith a few exceptions, Dahlonega has been issuing between 23 and 36 permits for single family homes each year since 1999, with spikes in the 40s and 50s in 2000, 2003 and 2007.]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-awarded-50georgia-awarded-50-million-609057.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-awarded-50georgia-awarded-50-million-609057.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:30:24 GMTThe refurbishment of Georgia’s neighborhoods continued Wednesday when the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded more than $50 million in federal grants statewide, including more than $20 million to metro Atlanta, to renovate or finish homes in depressed communities.]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dunwoody-how-a-new-609270.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dunwoody-how-a-new-609270.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:27:28 GMTDunwoody became Georgia’s newest city – and 16th largest in the state – when it incorporated on Dec. 1, 2008.]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/last-marietta-housing-project-609375.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/last-marietta-housing-project-609375.html?cxtype=rss_news_82003 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:23:33 GMTIn about two years Marietta and Cobb will have gotten rid of almost all the county's public family housing projects.]]>http://daltondailycitizen.com/local/x1208406588/Dalton-s-future-will-be-topic-of-college-classhttp://daltondailycitizen.com/local/x1208406588/Dalton-s-future-will-be-topic-of-college-class Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:17:24 GMTSome 40 students from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) will come to Dalton this fall to help city officials find ways to attract young, creative professionals.]]>http://daltondailycitizen.com/local/x2044458017/City-trims-property-tax-ratehttp://daltondailycitizen.com/local/x2044458017/City-trims-property-tax-rate Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:16:46 GMTThe Dalton City Council voted 4-0 on Tuesday to cut the city’s property tax rate to 2.875 mills from 2.974 mills.]]>http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-09-07-curfew-siren_N.htm?loc=interstitialskiphttp://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-09-07-curfew-siren_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:05:11 GMTIt's a sound that stopped generations of youth across the country in their tracks and marked the conclusion of a night of outdoor fun. The wailing of a curfew siren, usually from the local fire hall, was for many years a tradition in small towns across the USA. ]]>http://valdostadailytimes.com/local/x1208406895/Council-reviews-land-development-regulationshttp://valdostadailytimes.com/local/x1208406895/Council-reviews-land-development-regulations Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:01:07 GMTThe Valdosta City Council extensively reviewed proposed amendments to the Land Development Regulations (LDR) during its work session Tuesday. ]]>http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/102407489.htmlhttp://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/102407489.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:53:30 GMTThe head of the Albany’s public works department told city commissioners Tuesday that they will likely have to raise garbage rates July 1, 2011, to finance needed equipment purchases.]]>http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/102403919.htmlhttp://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/102403919.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:52:03 GMTThe Leesburg City Council approved a DOT-revised maintenance project at the intersection of state highways 32 and 195 at U.S. 19 during the council’s monthly meeting Tuesday night.]]>http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/37552/http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/37552/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:49:15 GMTGainesville City Council members and Hall County commissioners are trying to take another step in determining Cedar Creek Reservoir ownership. ]]>http://www.daily-tribune.com/view/full_story/9414194/article-Baseball-agreement-meets-with-approval-in-Euharlee?instance=homethirdlefthttp://www.daily-tribune.com/view/full_story/9414194/article-Baseball-agreement-meets-with-approval-in-Euharlee?instance=homethirdleft Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:43:38 GMTDominating more than an hour of conversation Tuesday, an agreement between The Baseball Group Inc. and the city was passed unanimously.]]>http://www.daily-tribune.com/view/full_story/9414200/article-Fiscal-stability-questioned-in-Kingston?instance=homesecondlefthttp://www.daily-tribune.com/view/full_story/9414200/article-Fiscal-stability-questioned-in-Kingston?instance=homesecondleft Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:42:54 GMTItems regarding the city's financial standings were brought forth by the Kingston City Council Tuesday night in response to a warning heard at last month's regular meeting from a contracted financial service.]]>http://www.daily-tribune.com/view/full_story/9414198/article-City-of-White-seeking-committee-members?instance=homefirstlefthttp://www.daily-tribune.com/view/full_story/9414198/article-City-of-White-seeking-committee-members?instance=homefirstleft Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:42:10 GMTWhite city councilmen at their monthly meeting Monday expressed their interest in having a festival or similar event this spring in James A. White Memorial Park. But officials say they could use a little help in putting one together.]]>http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/102402754.htmlhttp://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/102402754.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:36:29 GMTSugar Hill, a city ever conscious of its appearance, is being forced with Gwinnett’s similarly progressive cities to allow mobile homes it might not otherwise.]]>http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/09/08/1258870/cemetery-would-be-historic-find.htmlhttp://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/09/08/1258870/cemetery-would-be-historic-find.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:27:13 GMTThe first impression that might strike visitors to the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Sixth Street in Columbus is how green and shady a place this is, especially one found in the heart of a city. It’s a restful-looking place.]]>http://rn-t.com/bookmark/9413735http://rn-t.com/bookmark/9413735 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:24:38 GMTElaine Snow was unanimously confirmed as the city’s first woman police chief at the Rome City Commission meeting Tuesday. ]]>http://mdjonline.com/bookmark/9416564http://mdjonline.com/bookmark/9416564 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:23:25 GMTMarietta City Council members will meet at 3 p.m. today at City Hall to discuss a proposal to finance a health clinic for 2,199 city employees, retirees and their dependents.]]>http://cherokeetribune.com/bookmark/9416434http://cherokeetribune.com/bookmark/9416434 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:22:09 GMTThe Holly Springs City Council on Thursday will consider approving a millage rate increase. The council will meet at 7 p.m. at the Holly Springs Municipal Building for a work session with a called meeting to follow.]]>http://savannahnow.com/news/2010-09-08/officials-address-tybees-butler-avenue-projecthttp://savannahnow.com/news/2010-09-08/officials-address-tybees-butler-avenue-project Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:07:12 GMTMost of about a dozen Tybee Island residents, business owners and city officials at a public forum Tuesday afternoon offered support for a plan to build a palm tree-lined median along two blocks of Butler Avenue.]]>http://www.macon.com/2010/09/08/1256129/committee-asks-parks-director.htmlhttp://www.macon.com/2010/09/08/1256129/committee-asks-parks-director.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:03:11 GMTMacon Parks and Recreation Director Dale Dougherty intended to talk Tuesday to the City Council’s Community Resources and Development Committee about developing a comprehensive plan for the city’s parks and recreation centers.]]>http://www.macon.com/2010/09/08/1256146/college-hill-presses-changes-for.htmlhttp://www.macon.com/2010/09/08/1256146/college-hill-presses-changes-for.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:02:32 GMTCollege Hill Alliance Director Pat Madison updated Macon City Council members Tuesday about his organization’s effort to make improvements to Tattnall Square Park.]]>http://www.macon.com/2010/09/08/1256160/no-opposing-votes-at-macon-council.htmlhttp://www.macon.com/2010/09/08/1256160/no-opposing-votes-at-macon-council.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:01:35 GMTMacon City Council approved a handful of items up for a vote Tuesday without an opposing vote.]]>http://www.macon.com/2010/09/08/1256123/perry-council-approves-millage.htmlhttp://www.macon.com/2010/09/08/1256123/perry-council-approves-millage.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:57:44 GMTPerry residents will have to pay more when their tax bills come next year. City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to raise the city millage rate by .8 of a mill to 13.81.]]>http://www.macon.com/2010/09/08/1256126/fort-valley-may-increase-taxes.htmlhttp://www.macon.com/2010/09/08/1256126/fort-valley-may-increase-taxes.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:56:45 GMTCity Council, which got its first look at the proposed fiscal 2011 budget Tuesday, is considering a two mill tax increase for next year.]]>http://onlineathens.com/stories/090810/new_705581918.shtmlhttp://onlineathens.com/stories/090810/new_705581918.shtml Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:54:50 GMTThe Athens-Clarke Commission voted Tuesday to spend $160,000 to keep streetlights on and open a county-run shelter for cats.]]>http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-07-2010/f’ville-oks-1st-big-traffic-fixes-hwy-85http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-07-2010/f’ville-oks-1st-big-traffic-fixes-hwy-85 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:51:28 GMT$600K city-county project to extend Lafayette Avenue to Church Street.]]>http://waltontribune.com/story.lasso?ewcd=d0185cef8b91356fhttp://waltontribune.com/story.lasso?ewcd=d0185cef8b91356f Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:50:17 GMTAfter city officials created the position less than a month ago, Matthew Chancey has been named city planner.]]>http://thomastontimes.com/bookmark/9406237http://thomastontimes.com/bookmark/9406237 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:44:06 GMTThe Downtown Thomaston Business Association has been designated as an accredited National Main Street Program for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Trust Main Street Center. ]]>http://www.gpb.org/news/2010/09/07/dublin-bans-saggy-pants?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+GPBNewsFeed+(GPB+News)http://www.gpb.org/news/2010/09/07/dublin-bans-saggy-pants?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+GPBNewsFeed+(GPB+News) Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:38:17 GMTIt’s now against the law to wear saggy pants in Dublin. ]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/online-program-lets-dunwoody-608369.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/online-program-lets-dunwoody-608369.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:34:46 GMTDunwoody has joined a pilot program with an outside website, that lets citizens and businesses in the city report non-emergency problems online.]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlantas-watershed-commissioner-resigns-608265.html?cxtype=rss_news_81966http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlantas-watershed-commissioner-resigns-608265.html?cxtype=rss_news_81966 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:32:05 GMTWhen Kasim Reed inherited Rob Hunter, he was perhaps the new mayor’s most valuable commissioner and, at the same time, his most vulnerable.]]>http://www.daily-tribune.com/view/full_story/9402962/article-City-park-to-be-focus-of-White-City-Council?instance=homesecondlefthttp://www.daily-tribune.com/view/full_story/9402962/article-City-park-to-be-focus-of-White-City-Council?instance=homesecondleft Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:36:02 GMTFollowing the completion this year of several improvements to its James A. White Memorial Park, White city officials tonight will consider approving a set of rules aimed at keeping the public area in good condition.]]>http://www.daily-tribune.com/view/full_story/9402968/article-Proposed-Cartersville-zoning-changes-provide-flexibility-for-developers?instance=main_articlehttp://www.daily-tribune.com/view/full_story/9402968/article-Proposed-Cartersville-zoning-changes-provide-flexibility-for-developers?instance=main_article Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:34:48 GMTAfter months of work by city staff, the planning commission, municipal leaders and a group of stakeholders, the Cartersville council at its public meeting Thursday took a first official look at implementing several changes to the city's Zoning Ordinance.]]>http://www.morgancountycitizen.com/?q=node/15141http://www.morgancountycitizen.com/?q=node/15141 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:16:57 GMTConvenience stores could soon be allowed in the Madison downtown area again. City officials hoping to get tenants for two former gas stations have charged city staff with looking into changing the ordinance to allow them to be used as convenience stores. ]]>http://www.rockdalecitizen.com/home/headlines/102203809.htmlhttp://www.rockdalecitizen.com/home/headlines/102203809.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:10:17 GMTThe city recently received federal funding for some needed road safety improvements, and officials said the best part was that the city will not be responsible for any matching funds.]]>http://www.covnews.com/news/article/14150/http://www.covnews.com/news/article/14150/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:02:51 GMTThe county is having a SPLOST work session at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 29 at the Historic Courthouse, and Newton County’s mayors are preparing to make a united stand to make sure they receive their fair share of SPLOST dollars.]]>http://www.mycountypaper.com/henrynews/headlines/102307259.htmlhttp://www.mycountypaper.com/henrynews/headlines/102307259.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:47:00 GMTLocust Grove Mayor Lorene Lindsey is among a group of 11 area leaders who were selected to be members of the Metro Atlanta Transportation Roundtable. ]]>http://times-georgian.com/bookmark/9365737http://times-georgian.com/bookmark/9365737 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:43:06 GMTThe Tallapoosa City Council held a called budget meeting Monday to discuss the city’s budget and the tentative millage rate for the city, which the council will advertise as holding at 7.27. ]]>http://cherokeetribune.com/bookmark/9383210http://cherokeetribune.com/bookmark/9383210 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:42:00 GMTThree political newcomers and one incumbent are vying for the chance to take office in Holly Springs. ]]>http://cherokeetribune.com/bookmark/9383254http://cherokeetribune.com/bookmark/9383254 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:40:11 GMTDowntown Canton parking rule violators will likely see higher fines, but a proposal for speed humps has hit a bump in the road. ]]>http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/home/headlines/102236749.htmlhttp://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/home/headlines/102236749.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:36:00 GMTLeaders in Lilburn are hoping a proposed sports complex will bring economic development to the city. ]]>http://cherokeetribune.com/bookmark/9391870http://cherokeetribune.com/bookmark/9391870 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:34:17 GMTA new face will soon join the Woodstock City Council. Tessa Basford, who lives in Deer Run, is a shoo-in to succeed Steve Faris for the Ward 6 seat as a result of his resignation. ]]>http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/09/06/1257348/sixth-avenue-sixth-street-may.htmlhttp://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/09/06/1257348/sixth-avenue-sixth-street-may.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:32:47 GMTVoices from the past, handwritten records and an old layout of Columbus have raised enough questions to seek more information on a possible slave cemetery at Sixth Avenue and Sixth Street.]]>http://times-georgian.com/bookmark/9381029http://times-georgian.com/bookmark/9381029 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:28:31 GMTOnly days away from a vote on the veto filed last month by Villa Rica Mayor J. Collins of an altered zoning to allow a city-owned farm animal exhibit at Stockmar Park, some question the mayor’s veto power and whether or not the issue should have ever been put on the council’s agenda in the first place.]]>http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/09/06/1257351/voters-are-thinking-about-jobs.htmlhttp://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/09/06/1257351/voters-are-thinking-about-jobs.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:19:17 GMTIf Columbus residents were to take out an advertisement to inform the city’s mayoral candidates of the big issue in this year’s race it would likely read in big letters — “Jobs Wanted.”]]>http://www.mycountypaper.com/claytonnews/headlines/102307574.htmlhttp://www.mycountypaper.com/claytonnews/headlines/102307574.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:14:04 GMTFor five months, Historical Jonesboro/Clayton County, Inc., has been offering citizens a chance to be a part of the city’s Streetscape project, by purchasing commemorative bricks, which will eventually line South Main Street. ]]>http://www.mycountypaper.com/claytonnews/headlines/102307364.htmlhttp://www.mycountypaper.com/claytonnews/headlines/102307364.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:13:05 GMTThe City of College Park is scheduled to host the Fourth Annual College Park Cityfest on Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Georgia International Convention Center, in College Park.]]>http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/sep/07/few-use-tracking-tool-verify-immigrants/http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/sep/07/few-use-tracking-tool-verify-immigrants/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:44:38 GMTA new system to detect and report potential illegal immigrants is up and running, but only a handful of cities and counties in Northwest Georgia will be able to use it. ]]>http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/102238669.htmlhttp://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/102238669.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:29:23 GMTLatoya Cutts knows most people in the city don’t know her or realize what her department does or how it does it.]]>http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/37463/http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/37463/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:25:25 GMTThe Gainesville City Council will have its first public reading of a new adult entertainment ordinance Tuesday, and workers from the city's only such business, The Top of Gainesville, plan to be there. ]]>http://www.barrowcountynews.com/news/article/8286/http://www.barrowcountynews.com/news/article/8286/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:23:29 GMTTwo long-standing issues faced by the City of Auburn were unanimously passed at Thursday’s business meeting, adoption of the FY2011 budget and budget ordinance and the somewhat controversial Storm Water Utility Ordinance Fee that has been a main topic of discussion at the last few meetings. ]]>http://savannahnow.com/news/2010-09-06/tybee-moves-restore-historic-butler-avenuehttp://savannahnow.com/news/2010-09-06/tybee-moves-restore-historic-butler-avenue Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:57:35 GMTUp until the early 1960s, a palm tree-lined median ran the entire length of Butler Avenue, Tybee Island's main thoroughfare. ]]>http://savannahnow.com/news/2010-09-07/garden-city-targets-apathy-annexation-questhttp://savannahnow.com/news/2010-09-07/garden-city-targets-apathy-annexation-quest Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:54:14 GMTDonald Gross, a resident of Southbridge since 2001, supports Garden City's efforts to annex his sprawling subdivision, but that's not what distinguishes him from many of his neighbors.]]>http://www.coastalcourier.com/news/article/24158/http://www.coastalcourier.com/news/article/24158/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:53:12 GMTThe Hinesville City Council granted the Colleseum Sports Palace and Grill a reprieve Thursday during a show cause hearing that lasted nearly four hours. ]]>http://daltondailycitizen.com/local/x752940679/Dalton-council-plans-to-cut-tax-ratehttp://daltondailycitizen.com/local/x752940679/Dalton-council-plans-to-cut-tax-rate Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:49:33 GMTThe Dalton City Council is slated to cut its property tax rate to 2.87 mills from 2.974 mills when members meet on Tuesday.]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/high-tech-cameras-are-607594.html?cxtype=rss_news_81966http://www.ajc.com/news/high-tech-cameras-are-607594.html?cxtype=rss_news_81966 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:47:19 GMTPolice departments throughout metro Atlanta are increasingly turning to new video camera technology – in parks, parking lots, walking trails and roadways – to keep people from running afoul of the law.]]>http://onlineathens.com/stories/090610/new_704980815.shtmlhttp://onlineathens.com/stories/090610/new_704980815.shtml Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:47:00 GMTAs Athens-Clarke voters get ready to elect a new mayor and up to three new county commissioners, one thing is on their minds: jobs. ]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/dublin-to-fine-residents-607294.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001http://www.ajc.com/news/dublin-to-fine-residents-607294.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:42:52 GMTCity leaders in Dublin could soon fine people if their sagging pants or skirts expose their underpants.]]>http://www.macon.com/2010/09/05/1253105/delays-thwart-promotions-for-police.htmlhttp://www.macon.com/2010/09/05/1253105/delays-thwart-promotions-for-police.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:42:20 GMTA little more than a year after a federal order governing Macon’s public safety job promotions was lifted, city police and firefighters in certain ranks still are waiting for promotions.]]>http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-03-2010/imkers-eye-splost-piehttp://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-03-2010/imkers-eye-splost-pie Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:40:47 GMTThe 3-2 vote last week to completely eliminate Peachtree City’s $35,000 funding for the Development Authority of Peachtree City was taken by some authority members as an insult to their work as volunteers and their stewardship over a meager $35,000 budget.]]>http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-03-2010/imkers-eye-splost-piehttp://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-03-2010/imkers-eye-splost-pie Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:40:15 GMTPeachtree City Councilman Eric Imker is hoping to pry more transportation funds from the Fayette County Commission’s share of the county’s now-expired five year sales tax proceeds.]]>http://onlineathens.com/stories/090410/new_704415698.shtmlhttp://onlineathens.com/stories/090410/new_704415698.shtml Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:36:52 GMTSupporters and opponents of extending a local sales tax are gearing up campaigns to sway voters to their point of view before they head to the ballot box in November.]]>http://www.northfulton.com/Articles-c-2010-09-03-184148.114126-sub_Johns_Creek_in_transition.htmlhttp://www.northfulton.com/Articles-c-2010-09-03-184148.114126-sub_Johns_Creek_in_transition.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:36:13 GMTJohns Creek City Manager John Kachmar gave an update last week of what's going on in the city – and what residents and business owners can look forward to this fall and in the near future.]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/snellville-to-repair-4-606436.html?cxtype=rss_news_81991http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/snellville-to-repair-4-606436.html?cxtype=rss_news_81991 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:35:30 GMTSnellville City Hall has been a source of pride for Mayor Jerry Oberholtzer.]]>http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-03-2010/council-approves-cvbs-budgethttp://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-03-2010/council-approves-cvbs-budget Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:28:32 GMTThursday night the Peachtree City Council unanimously approved the $532,021 proposed budget for the city’s newly-named Convention and Visitors Bureau, formerly known as the Peachtree City Tourism Association.]]>http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-03-2010/resident-asks-caution-new-walgreens-sizehttp://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-03-2010/resident-asks-caution-new-walgreens-size Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:27:50 GMTA Peachtree City resident Thursday night urged the Peachtree City Council to do all it can to control the size of the new Walgreens drugstore that will be built at the intersection of Ga. Highway 54 and Peachtree Parkway.]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/roswell-publishes-guide-to-606306.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/roswell-publishes-guide-to-606306.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:27:11 GMTRoswell has published its first guide to city services.]]>http://www.times-herald.com/Local/Still-no-candidates-for-seat-on-Moreland-town-council-1280452?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+rss/TopStories+(The+Times-Herald+>+Top+Stories)http://www.times-herald.com/Local/Still-no-candidates-for-seat-on-Moreland-town-council-1280452?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+rss/TopStories+(The+Times-Herald+>+Top+Stories) Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:25:38 GMTAt the official end of qualifying for write-in candidates Thursday, there was still no qualified candidate for one seat on the town of Moreland Board of Aldermen. ]]>http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/102119339.htmlhttp://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/102119339.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:44:14 GMTThe Buford City Commission took its next step Wednesday night in bringing the Buford Town Park Community Center/Theater to reality.]]>http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/102119414.htmlhttp://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/102119414.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:42:33 GMTIn a special called public hearing Thursday, Mayor Chip Thompson and City Council members discussed the city’s need for a stormwater management plan. More importantly, they discussed how to pay for estimated $700,000 in infrastructure construction and repairs. ]]>http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/102119494.htmlhttp://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/102119494.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:41:57 GMTA work session has been scheduled for Sept. 14 that will serve as a kind of brainstorming session for city officials. The topic is how to pay for residents’ sanitation services. Currently, the city pays about $310,000 for solid waste costs and collects only about $150,000 to offset that cost. ]]>http://www.rockdalecitizen.com/newtonhome/headlines/102120139.htmlhttp://www.rockdalecitizen.com/newtonhome/headlines/102120139.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:39:03 GMTThe City Council will consider an ordinance to change the city’s tax billing from one installment to at least two following a presentation by City Clerk Judy Johnson at the Aug. 26 work session.]]>http://times-georgian.com/bookmark/9359934http://times-georgian.com/bookmark/9359934 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:18:03 GMTHaralson County residents needn’t worry about a shortage of entertainment on Labor Day weekend, as the town of Tallapoosa will be providing four days worth of just that to celebrate its sesquicentennial.]]>http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/09/03/1254404/downtown-lagrange-will-host-first.htmlhttp://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/09/03/1254404/downtown-lagrange-will-host-first.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:15:00 GMTDowntown LaGrange's First Fridays event will feature musical act After Edmund this evening. ]]>http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/09/03/1253889/columbus-mayoral-candidates-question.htmlhttp://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/09/03/1253889/columbus-mayoral-candidates-question.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:13:02 GMTA regular Columbus Council critic had the laugh lines of the night Thursday during a mayoral debate televised live on WTVM. Paul Olson was talking about how the city spends its money when he mentioned plans to construct a whitewater rafting course on the Chattahoochee River through downtown. ]]>http://rn-t.com/bookmark/9359239http://rn-t.com/bookmark/9359239 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:09:16 GMTRome City Manager John Bennett announced Thursday he is appointing Maj. Elaine Snow as the city’s new police chief.]]>http://www.effinghamherald.net/news/article/11523/http://www.effinghamherald.net/news/article/11523/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:07:32 GMTGuyton’s busy intersection of Highways 17 and 119 is getting more attention — and more business.]]>http://www.covnews.com/news/article/14103/http://www.covnews.com/news/article/14103/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:06:33 GMTThe Covington city council reached a consensus Wednesday about what kind of larger commercial vehicles will be allowed to park in residential areas.]]>http://times-georgian.com/bookmark/9369144http://times-georgian.com/bookmark/9369144 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:04:24 GMTCarrollton is in the process of renovating the old wooden bridge that crosses the railroad tracks near downtown, and it’s likely to remain closed to traffic for up to two months.]]>http://times-georgian.com/bookmark/9369130http://times-georgian.com/bookmark/9369130 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:03:18 GMTOnly days away from a vote on the veto filed last month by Villa Rica Mayor J. Collins of an altered zoning to allow a city-owned farm animal exhibit at Stockmar Park, some question the mayor’s veto power and whether or not the issue should have ever been put on the council’s agenda in the first place.]]>http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/09/03/1253887/city-approves-25000-plan-to-replace.htmlhttp://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/09/03/1253887/city-approves-25000-plan-to-replace.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:02:22 GMTWith an infant in her arms and two other children in tow, Bianca Barber stepped onto the overhead pedestrian bridge spanning the railroad tracks off Cusseta Road and admitted the structure needs replacing.]]>http://www.covnews.com/news/article/14114/http://www.covnews.com/news/article/14114/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:01:13 GMTAlthough Covington’s City Charter contains several pages about the structure of its government, very little information about the actual roles and duties of the city manager, council and mayor are contained in the 48-year-old document. ]]>http://times-georgian.com/bookmark/9366193http://times-georgian.com/bookmark/9366193 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:59:54 GMTWest Pines Golf Course is faring better than some in the metro area but is still not as strong as the city would like, said City Manager Bill Osborne.]]>http://valdostadailytimes.com/local/x752938209/City-of-Valdosta-remembers-Sept-11http://valdostadailytimes.com/local/x752938209/City-of-Valdosta-remembers-Sept-11 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:36:51 GMTThe City of Valdosta will conduct a remembrance ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 11, at 8:45 a.m. inside the apparatus bay of Fire Station No. 1 at 106 S. Oak St. ]]>http://timesenterprise.com/news/x373695519/Cairo-officials-discuss-nuisance-optionshttp://timesenterprise.com/news/x373695519/Cairo-officials-discuss-nuisance-options Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:34:59 GMTThe City of Cairo is working on its nuisance abatement process. ]]>http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/37335/http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/37335/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:29:19 GMTGainesville City Council is moving forward with a trash plan that will encourage recycling, limit pickup to 96 gallons and increase monthly fees by $7. ]]>http://www.thetoccoarecord.com/articles/2010/09/02/news/top_stories/doc4c7fc0b755a1a811333807.txthttp://www.thetoccoarecord.com/articles/2010/09/02/news/top_stories/doc4c7fc0b755a1a811333807.txt Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:04:39 GMTToccoa City Commissioners continue work towards a revised sign ordinance, but still reached no finalized version.]]>http://savannahnow.com/opinion/2010-09-03/home-improvementhttp://savannahnow.com/opinion/2010-09-03/home-improvement Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:57:50 GMTIt's good that city officials are becoming more creative in finding the missing owners of derelict or unkempt buildings and property and making them do what's right by their neighborhoods.]]>http://www.macon.com/2010/09/03/1250775/macon-council-candidate-drops.htmlhttp://www.macon.com/2010/09/03/1250775/macon-council-candidate-drops.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:56:00 GMTOne day after entering the race for the open Ward III, Post 2, seat on the Macon City Council, candidate Michael Ryan announced Thursday he is no longer running.]]>http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2010-09-02/city-tax-collections-mayor-says?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+AugustachroniclecomLatestNews+(AugustaChronicle.com:+Latest+News+&+Blogs)&utm_content=Google+Readerhttp://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2010-09-02/city-tax-collections-mayor-says?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+AugustachroniclecomLatestNews+(AugustaChronicle.com:+Latest+News+&+Blogs)&utm_content=Google+Reader Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:50:01 GMTThe city of Augusta announced today that the July sales tax collection revenue is ahead 0.33 percent of last year’s amounts and is 2.40 percent ahead of budgeted revenue projections.]]>http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2010-09-02/streetlamp-additions-improve-visibility?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+AugustachroniclecomLatestNews+(AugustaChronicle.com:+Latest+News+&+Blogs)&utm_content=Google+Readerhttp://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2010-09-02/streetlamp-additions-improve-visibility?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+AugustachroniclecomLatestNews+(AugustaChronicle.com:+Latest+News+&+Blogs)&utm_content=Google+Reader Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:47:58 GMTNew and reinforced streetlights are arriving in Augusta to better illuminate downtown and its environs.]]>http://www.northfulton.com/Articles-c-2010-09-02-184114.114126-sub_Roswell_revokes_liquor_licenses.htmlhttp://www.northfulton.com/Articles-c-2010-09-02-184114.114126-sub_Roswell_revokes_liquor_licenses.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:46:53 GMTAt an Aug. 30 called meeting, the Roswell City Council took the sternest measures possible against two city restaurants by revoking their liquor licenses.]]>http://www.northfulton.com/Articles-c-2010-09-02-184113.114126-sub_Police_chief_leads_Roswells_early_retirees.htmlhttp://www.northfulton.com/Articles-c-2010-09-02-184113.114126-sub_Police_chief_leads_Roswells_early_retirees.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:45:07 GMTRoswell Police Chief Edwin Williams and Human Resources Director Diane Whitfield will take early retirement as offered by the city along with more than a score of other city employees.]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/alpharetta-to-consider-buying-605628.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/alpharetta-to-consider-buying-605628.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:43:41 GMTThe Alpharetta City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday night on whether to purchase 25 more Tasers for the city police department.]]>