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Judge tells Georgia governor to hold off on DeKalb school board changes

A federal judge is temporarily preventing Georgia's governor from replacing DeKalb County school board members who were recommended for suspension by the state Board of Education.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-02-24/judge-tells-georgia-governor-hold-d
Deaths of Georgia teen drivers drop in 2012

...of thing you exactly gloat over, but it is good news for Georgia," said Harris Blackwell, the director of the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety. A decade ago, the number of 16- and 17-year-old drivers killed in wrecks was...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-02-26/deaths-georgia-teen-drivers-d
Judge won't halt removal of DeKalb school board members

ATLANTA - A federal judge on Monday allowed the Georgia governor's removal of two-thirds of the school board members in a suburban Atlanta school district to move forward, although legal...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-03-04/judge-wont-halt-removal-dekalb-scho
Deputy in Operation Thunder crash will take driving class

...90-day high-visibility campaign to cut down on driving violations.Although the operation is conducted through the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety, deputies from around the state and troopers with the Georgia State Patrol assist in...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-03-04/deputy-operation-thund
Georgia governors rarely start process to remove sheriffs

...facing a felony indictment, but recent history shows Georgia governors don't like to get involved in such cases.Georgia...sheriff-elect takes office early next year.The last time a Georgia governor appointed a committee to investigate a sheriff was...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-12-02/georgia-governors-rarely-star
Three receive Jimmie Dyess award

...leading a convoy of boats against attacks from hostile forces in South Vietnam.Sanders, a native of Augusta, was Georgia governor from 1963 to 1967. He served as a B-17 bomber pilot in World War II.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-01-10/three-receive-jimmie-dyess-aw
Ga. governor pushes agenda in annual address

ATLANTA - Gov. Nathan Deal presented Georgia lawmakers with a wide-ranging but cautious agenda Thursday.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-01-17/ga-governor-pushes-agend
Analysis: Ga. governor adept at avoiding conflict

ATLANTA -- Over his first two years Gov. Nathan Deal has proven shrewd at inside politics.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-02-10/analyis-ga-governor-adep
New state program focuses on job growth to protect military installations

The Georgia Governor's Defense Initiative focuses on attracting defense industries and jobs to the state's military installations as a safeguard from potential base closures.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-12-14/new-state-program-focuses-job
Ga. sheriff takes office despite indictment

...Association has called for Gov. Nathan Deal to start proceedings for suspending Hill, but recent history shows Georgia governors typically don't get involved in such cases.Hill has been indicted on 32 felony charges stemming from a prior...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2013-01-02/ga-sheriff-takes-office-desp