Thursday, July 31, 2008
News Morning headlines
Posted by Russell McLendon on Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 3:47 PM
WELL-TO-DO: Former Loafer Alyssa Abkowitz writes in the WSJ how affluent Atlantans such as Tyler Perry and Tom Glavine are getting around watering restrictions by installing wells.
MATTER OF PRINCIPAL: Cobb County school board members say they hadn't heard a middle school principal was under investigation for sexual harassment when they promoted him to principal of North Cobb High School last month.
TRIAL BY FIRE: Cherokee County firefighters are the latest in metro Atlanta to invest in thermal-imaging cameras that allow them to find hidden hot spots and victims through smoke.
CLAYTON: The school system hires 400 new teachers despite the looming accreditation crisis.
CHASE CLOSED: A North Carolina man leads police on a chase through several Atlanta and DeKalb County neighborhoods Wednesday morning, eventually being caught after trying to flee his car.
FIGHTING DOGFIGHTING: The Humane Society has been blitzing Georgia the last few months with ads promoting a $5,000 reward for information leading to dogfighting arrests and convictions.
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