News Headlines for Alapaha, Georgia

South Ossetia shootings heighten Georgia tension (CNN.com)
Georgia and its breakaway region of South Ossetia offered differing accounts Friday of a shooting that highlights continued tension between them amid Georgia's NATO ambitions.

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Rebel Georgia region mobilises forces after shelling (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Georgia's rebel region of South Ossetia ordered its residents to mobilise on Friday and threatened to use heavy weapons against Georgian forces after two people were killed in intense shelling.

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Rebel region mobilises forces after shelling from Georgia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Georgia's rebel region of South Ossetia on Friday ordered a "general mobilisation" of its forces and threatened to use heavy weapons against Georgian forces after three people were killed in intense shelling.

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Richt suspends Georgia DE Lemon following arrest (Sports Illustrated)
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Georgia defensive end Michael Lemon was suspended by coach Mark Richt on Thursday after he was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery and felony aggravated battery.

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Union for Pryor workers sues Georgia Pacific (News On 6 Tulsa)
Associated Press - July 4, 2008 4:55 PM ET PRYOR, Okla. (AP) - A union representing workers at the former Georgia Pacific plant in northeastern Oklahoma have sued the company seeking more than...

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Omaha Assault Suspect Arrested in Georgia (KETV 7 Omaha)
OMAHA, Neb -- An Omaha man wanted for shooting a woman on June 21st was arrested Thursday evening in suburban Atlanta, Georgia. Jamal Abram was named one of Crime Stoppers Most Wanted, days after the attack on Sarah Schramm.

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Russian Foreign Ministry Accuses Georgia Of Act Of Aggression (Nasdaq)
MOSCOW (AFP)--Russia's Foreign Ministry on Friday accused Georgia of an "act of aggression" against the breakaway South Ossetia region after separatist officials said two people had died in heavy shelling.

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Eight Tour de Georgia participants will line up for the start of the Tour de France Saturday (Savannah Morning News)
A Tour de Georgia organizer said that the 592 miles eight of its participants spent racing from Tybee Island to Atlanta in April will pay benefits Saturday when they line up for the start of the 2,175-mile challenge that is the Tour de France.

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Savannah golfers to face strong field at Georgia Amateur (Savannah Morning News)
Savannah City Amateur Championship winner Wills Smith would not be surprised if someone from Savannah won the Georgia Amateur Championship next weekend, but veteran Danny Nelson knows it's harder than it appears to beat what is always a deep field. In addition to Smith and Nelson, Savannah's Jeff Cowart, Scott Weeks, Toshi Hirata, Ryan Wilson and John Skeadas III will compete in the Georgia ...

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Russia urges Georgia to refrain from violence in Ossetia (Deutsche Welle)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has urged Georgia to sign a legally binding document to prevent aggression in Georgian breakaway regions. This comes after clashes between Georgian soldiers and separatists killed at least two people in South Ossetia.

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