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  1. PHOTO: Cher, her mother Georgia Holt and Cher's half-sister Georganne LaPiere Bartylak.

    Thu, 2 May 2013

    PHOTO: Cher, her mother Georgia Holt and Cher's half-sister Georganne LaPiere Bartylak.

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  1. PHOTO: Cher, her mother Georgia Holt and Cher's half-sister Georganne LaPiere Bartylak.

    Thu, 2 May 2013

    PHOTO: Cher, her mother Georgia Holt and Cher's half-sister Georganne LaPiere Bartylak.

  2. FBI Investigating Break-in at Georgia Water Plant

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    FBI investigating break-in at water treatment plant in north Georgia mountains

  3. Wilcox Wins South Georgia Classic

    Sun, 28 Apr 2013

    Will Wilcox won the South Georgia Classic on Sunday for his first victory on the Web.com Tour. Wilcox shot a 1-over 73 to finish four strokes ahead of Zack Sucher, D.J. Brigman and Michael Putnam, who tied for second at 11 under. The 26-year-old Wilcox earned $117,000 and moved from No. 55 to No. 3

  4. Bridging the Divide: Wilcox County High School Students Hold First Integrated Prom

    Sun, 28 Apr 2013

    For any teenager, prom is a monumental night, but for students at a Georgia high school, it has been more than 40 years in the making. For the first time ever, students at Wilcox County High School, in Rochelle, Ga. danced together at a prom...

  5. Big Growth Likely for Georgia's Film Industry

    Sun, 28 Apr 2013

    Big growth is likely in store for Georgia's film industry, with plans of major studio projects

  6. VIDEO: Rural Georgia Town Hosts First Integrated Prom

    Sun, 28 Apr 2013

    VIDEO: Rural Georgia Town Hosts First Integrated Prom

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  1. Rural Georgia Town Hosts First Integrated Prom

    Sun, 28 Apr 2013

    Bianna, back to you. We want to tell you about history being made last night in a small town in georgia. Nearly 60 years after brown versus board of education desegregation the nation's schools. Ron has this story. It's stunning to believe that it took until this year before a group of teenagers

    high school school students found at 0:51

    tuxes and held their first integrated prom. Overnight students at wilcox county high school were celebrating their prom night with a little extra enthusiasm. For this georgia high school this prom has been over 40 years in the making. For the first time ever, the high school students danced together for a prom that was segregated. The county school board has avoided endorsing prom festivities. Two dances year after year, one for white students and one for black students. 12k3w4r time for a change and we have it this evening. It feels good. Reporter: Some students have lobbied over the years to end the practice of segregated proms. They decided to make matters of their own hands. Four girls, two blacks and two whites, on this facebook page integrated prom. We were doing that so that we could get the word out and so that some people would begin to
  2. Official: 1 Adult, 4 Kids Killed in Georgia Fire

    Sat, 27 Apr 2013

    Official: 1 adult, 4 children killed in Georgia fire; blaze has been ruled accidental

  3. FDIC Closes Banks in North Carolina, Georgia

    Fri, 26 Apr 2013

    Regulators shutter banks in North Carolina, Georgia; brings this year's US bank failures to 10

  4. New Mexico: Native Pueblos to Georgia O'Keeffe

    Fri, 26 Apr 2013

    History, landscape, art echo across New Mexico, from native pueblos to Georgia O'Keeffe

  5. New Mexico: Native Pueblos to Georgia O'Keeffe

    Fri, 26 Apr 2013

    History, landscape, art echo across New Mexico, from native pueblos to Georgia O'Keeffe

  6. Appeals Court Lifts Stay of Execution for Ga. Man

    Wed, 24 Apr 2013

    Federal appeals court lifts stay of execution for Georgia man who claims mental retardation

  7. Georgia Mom Gets Jaw-Dropping Makeover on 'GMA LIVE!'

    Wed, 24 Apr 2013

    Completing a full-blown makeover in only one hour is quite the feat. But today on ‘GMA LIVE!,’ the Moxie twins, Jamie and Jennifer Dunn, owners of Moxie Salon in Ridgewood, N.J., actually completed four different miraculous makeovers on women they hand-plucked from the audience. One...

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  1. PHOTO: Cher, her mother Georgia Holt and Cher's half-sister Georganne LaPiere Bartylak.

    Thu, 2 May 2013

    PHOTO: Cher, her mother Georgia Holt and Cher's half-sister Georganne LaPiere Bartylak.

  2. FBI Investigating Break-in at Georgia Water Plant

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    FBI investigating break-in at water treatment plant in north Georgia mountains

  3. VIDEO: Rural Georgia Town Hosts First Integrated Prom

    Sun, 28 Apr 2013

    VIDEO: Rural Georgia Town Hosts First Integrated Prom

  4. Rural Georgia Town Hosts First Integrated Prom

    Sun, 28 Apr 2013

    Bianna, back to you. We want to tell you about history being made last night in a small town in georgia. Nearly 60 years after brown versus board of education desegregation the nation's schools. Ron has this story. It's stunning to believe that it took until this year before a group of teenagers

    high school school students found at 0:51

    tuxes and held their first integrated prom. Overnight students at wilcox county high school were celebrating their prom night with a little extra enthusiasm. For this georgia high school this prom has been over 40 years in the making. For the first time ever, the high school students danced together for a prom that was segregated. The county school board has avoided endorsing prom festivities. Two dances year after year, one for white students and one for black students. 12k3w4r time for a change and we have it this evening. It feels good. Reporter: Some students have lobbied over the years to end the practice of segregated proms. They decided to make matters of their own hands. Four girls, two blacks and two whites, on this facebook page integrated prom. We were doing that so that we could get the word out and so that some people would begin to
  5. Big Growth Likely for Georgia's Film Industry

    Sun, 28 Apr 2013

    Big growth is likely in store for Georgia's film industry, with plans of major studio projects

  6. Bridging the Divide: Wilcox County High School Students Hold First Integrated Prom

    Sun, 28 Apr 2013

    For any teenager, prom is a monumental night, but for students at a Georgia high school, it has been more than 40 years in the making. For the first time ever, students at Wilcox County High School, in Rochelle, Ga. danced together at a prom...

  7. Wilcox Wins South Georgia Classic

    Sun, 28 Apr 2013

    Will Wilcox won the South Georgia Classic on Sunday for his first victory on the Web.com Tour. Wilcox shot a 1-over 73 to finish four strokes ahead of Zack Sucher, D.J. Brigman and Michael Putnam, who tied for second at 11 under. The 26-year-old Wilcox earned $117,000 and moved from No. 55 to No. 3

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