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Shaw Closes Dade County Plant

Submitted by Bill Mitchell on October 9, 2008 - 5:33pm. | |

What last week was for the Stock Market.. This week has been for local manufacturing. Plants have fallen like dominoes this week across the Tennessee Valley.

Shaw Closes Dade Plant

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Trenton Losing One Of It's Largest Employers With Shaw Plant Closing

Submitted by WDEF on October 9, 2008 - 12:37pm. |

The local economy takes a couple more hits.

Shaw Industries is shutting down Plant number 76 in Trenton, Georgia by mid-November.

That will cost Dade County 440-jobs.


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Dade County Health Drill Gives Out Free Flu Shots

Submitted by Amanda Odom on October 2, 2008 - 10:41pm. | | | |

     A health drill in Dade County benefits both the workers and the public. Not only could health professionals practice for a real emergency, but they also gave out free flu shots.

Flu Shot Clinic

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Officials Announce Who Will Run New Merged Tech School in North Georgia

Submitted by Bill Mitchell on October 2, 2008 - 7:27pm. | | | | | |

Dr. Craig McDaniel was named today as president of the combined Coosa Valley Technical College and Northwestern Technical College.

The two schools will merge as of July 1st, 2009, and the two boards will choose a new name.


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Women's Hang Gliding Festival On Lookout Mountain

Submitted by Amanda Odom on September 28, 2008 - 7:44pm. | |
     Hang gliding isn't a sport just for men.
     The number one hang gliding school in the U-S sits on top of Lookout Mountain and boasts a number of women pilots.
     They banded together this weekend for the first women's hang gliding festival.
     WDEF News 12's Mandy Odom has the story.
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Early Voting for November 4 Election Begins in Georgia

Submitted by Larry Mack on September 22, 2008 - 12:43pm. | | | | | | |
 Campaign 2008 begins in earnest Monday as early voting for the November presidential election starts in Georgia.
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Voting Begins Early This Year in Georgia

Submitted by WDEF on September 19, 2008 - 10:40am. | | | | |
Details on new Advanced Voting rules and Absentee Voting from Georgia
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Georgia Investigates Gas Stations for Price Gouging

Submitted by WDEF on September 18, 2008 - 7:02pm. | | | | |

The state of Georgia is moving ahead with its gas gouging investigation.

Officials have subpoenaed financial records for a handful of gas stations.

But they're not saying which ones right now.


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