...Columbus, and nominated Robert Hightower, head of the Cobb County Police Department, to succeed Sid Miles as state patrol commander. Before becoming a consultant in the Atlanta area in 1992, Mr. Martinez spent 16 years as director of Colorado's...

...governor's office, after having the locks changed so Mr. Arnall couldn't get back in. He also appointed a new state patrol commander, revenue commissioner, highway director and parks commissioner. Mr. Arnall's appointees refused to resign...

...funding. Among Southern states, only North Carolina has stronger compliance, at 84 percent. The next goal, said State Patrol Commander Sid Miles, is to push usage to 90 percent and include pickup trucks in Georgia's mandatory seat-belt law...

...been below predictions, Labor Day is still a deadly time to be on the roads," said Col. Sid Miles, Georgia State Patrol commander. "This is traditionally the end of the summer travel season, which means more cars on the roads and increasing...

...half of the traffic deaths recorded involve someone who is not wearing a seat belt," said Col. George Ellis, state patrol commander. On the Net: Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport: www.atlanta-airport.com

...spokesman for the department. "We expect Thursday and Sunday to be the most heavily traveled days." Georgia State Patrol Commander Col. Sid Miles said state troopers would be cracking down on safety violations, setting up checkpoints during...

...4,000 workers hired before 1972. The most recent round of controversy over the law came late last year when State Patrol Commander Sid Miles proposed early retirement for 13 officers at pensions of up to $79,000 a year, saying the jobs they...

...governor's office, after having the locks changed so Mr. Arnall couldn't get back in. He also appointed a new state patrol commander, revenue commissioner, highway director and parks commissioner. Mr. Arnall's appointees refused to resign...