Alex Ovechkin wins NHL's MVP and more

Alex Overchkin won the Hart Trophy as NHL's most valuable player (MVP) for the second straight year."Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Ovechkin won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player for the...

Jan 1 Brings First Shooting of the Year in Bibb Co

"Around 4 pm this Thursday 51 year old Larry Quintyne and 34 year old Melody Lester were involved in an argument that became violent. A handgun was involved and Lester was shot in the neck. Quintyne attempted to drive Lester to the hospital but emergency personnel on the...

Marijuana As Wonder Drug

"Marijuana As Wonder Drug By Lester Grinspoon, Boston.com, 1 March 2007 The Boston Globe, © Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company. Also published as: Marijuana, the wonder drug - International Herald Tribune A NEW STUDY* in the journal Neurology is being hailed as...

UGA VI Georgia Bull Dawgs Mascot Dies

UGA VI Georgia Bull Dawgs Mascot DiesStatement from Trey Paris, President of the UGA Alumni Association "On behalf of all loyal UGA alumni and the Alumni Association, we extend our heartfelt condolences to the...

Cancer survivor throws season's first no-hitter

To put it in perspective, fewer than 260 no-hitters have been thrown in Major League history. Jon Lester has certainly joined an elite club."BOSTON (AP) -- Jon Lester can now add pitching a no-hitter to his...

Beatles, BBCTV and a Steam Railway

A bit of an update on an earlier item. At the back end of 2006, film director Richard (Dick) Lester revisited the Minehead Branch with a BBCTV film crew. The West Somerset Railway laid on a special steam train -...

Jennings County school stabbing

"At Jennings County High Schol in North Vernon an emotional day. One students said "a bunch of people in my class were like crying and stuff. I knew the kid. The boy who was stabbed. Yeah." North Vernon Police officer Andrew Richmond held his thumb and index finger about 4...

Lester happy Montoya is coming to NASCAR (SportingNews.com)

" Print this | E-mail this | Font size: Associated Press The news that Juan Pablo Montoya is leaving Formula One to take a crack at NASCAR's Nextel Cup series in 2007 made Bill Lester smile. Lester, who earlier this year became the first black driver to compete in NASCAR's...

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