Georgia Town Celebrates 'Hogzilla' Legend
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ALAPAHA, Ga. - Residents of this small farming town gathered Saturday to celebrate Hogzilla, a 12-foot-long wild pig that was supposedly shot by a hunting guide last summer and quickly grew into a worldwide legend.
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SYLVESTER, Ga. Did you hear the one about the great-grandmother who gave birth to twins? Well, you&#39;re about to. Frances Harris of Georgia, who&#39;s 59 and has six great-grandchildren, is scheduled to deliver twins December 21st.
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SPRING HILL, Tennessee - Town officials have restored a woman's business license weeks after accusing her of trying to sell a sex toy - a vibrating yellow-ducky sponge - at a flea market.
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By Christopher D. Kirkpatrick, Victoria Cherrie and Jen Aronoff, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 21--As officials in Caldwell County negotiated a deal to land Internet giant Google, they envisioned a high-tech revival for their ailing community.
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By TERRY DICKSON  BRUNSWICK -- Glynn County will receive $25 million from the settlement of a lawsuit against the owners of the former LCP Chemicals-Georgia Superfund site in Brunswick.  The county had sued Allied Signal Inc., Honeywell International and Allied Chemical Corp.
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A Georgia truck driver stepped forward Wednesday to claim half of a $390 million jackpot, the richest lottery prize in U.S. history. "I'm going to do a lot of fishing," Ed Nabors, 52, of Rocky Face, Ga., about 90 miles north of Atlanta, said in a deep Southern drawl. The other winning ticket in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing was sold at a liquor store in New Jersey, and the holder did not immediately come forward.
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Twice a day, the tourists come. They smile -- striking poses on the severed porch just yards from where Robert Green says Ditty died with his two kids. Two years after Green lost everything -- family and possessions -- the gawkers are another reminder of just how far from normal his life is after Katrina.
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By Joanna Poncavage, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Feb. 2--Punxsutawney Phil is the center of Groundhog Day predictions and pageantry today, bringing thousands of fans to Gobbler's Knob in Jefferson County.   Gus is spokesanimal for Pennsylvania Lottery Instant Games.
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To understand how Howard Finster became one of the most notable folk artists in the world, it is worth a visit to the tiny white wooden house in this hamlet in Georgia.
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By Rodney Manley, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Jun. 23--Middle Georgia listeners who have tuned in to WJTG in Fort Valley lately might have noticed some changes.   The station (91.3 FM) has been purchased by Family Life Radio and began broadcasting changes late last month.
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BRUNSWICK, Ga. - It is said there are no atheists in foxholes. Add farms  to that list.  Georgia Farm Bureau members and others will pray for rain today as the  state continues in a drought that state climatologist David Stooksbury said  could deepen.
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The hometown newspaper of the late Hunter S. Thompson published a tribute edition Saturday, three days after what would have been his 70th birthday, celebrating the champion of "gonzo journalism."
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By Alan Riquelmy, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Feb. 8--Visions for land surrounding the Columbus Public Library clashed Wednesday night as various speakers expressed their different dreams.
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FOLKSTON, Ga. - Firefighters on Friday battled the second Georgia wildfire to burn more than 100,000 acres as gusty winds spread the  fast-moving blaze farther into northern Florida and toward the tiny town of  Fargo west of the Okefenokee Swamp.
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MARIETTA, Ga. - About 800 friends and family members gathered Saturday to remember Jack Hensley, who was executed by terrorists in Iraq after his Sept...
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By Chloe Morrison, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Jun. 18--LAFAYETTE, Ga.
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GOSHEN -- On any given day in this rural town of about 1,000, a few people park their cars in front of Town Hall while they log onto the Internet.