TRUCK STOP-ORDINANCE
Truckers rail against Ga. parking ordinance
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (AP) - Truckers nationwide have railed against a Warner Robins ordinance aimed at banning long-term parking in city lots.
Warner Robins City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday banning trucks from parking for more than two hours without permission from the owner of the lot. Truckers are federally ordered to take 10-hour rest breaks and the city is home to several large industrial companies and a military base.
Councilman Mike Brashear and other city officials told the Telegraph of Macon they've received messages from concerned truckers from across the country looking to weigh in on the ordinance.
City officials say the ordinance stemmed from concerns over prostitution and public nuisances. Business owners say that hasn't been a problem.
City officials say they will reach out to truckers at a council meeting Tuesday.
FATAL-CHATHAM CRASH
2 killed in Chatham County crash
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Police in Chatham County say Interstate 516 has reopened in both directions after a deadly crash.
The highway was shut down for more than three hours after a crash that left two people dead Friday afternoon.
Police spokesman Julian Miller says a pickup truck crossed the center line and hit three vehicles - including a motorcycle.
Police say a child and two adults were hospitalized with serious injuries. Authorities have not released the names of the people who died in the crash.
The cause of the crash is unclear and the accident is under investigation.
LOWES STABBING
Ga. man sentenced in Lowe's stabbing
MACON, Ga. (AP) - The Houston County District Attorney's office says a man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for shoplifting and stabbing a Lowe's employee.
Judge George Nunn sentenced 63-year-old Robert Alvin Broady Friday on charges of aggravated assault and shoplifting.
The man is eligible for parole and is ordered to serve seven years of probation after begin released.
The Telegraph of Macon reports Broady and a co-defendant, Alfred Thomas - who was sentenced to 30 years in prison - had stolen cordless drill from the store several times before the stabbing in February of 2012.
Police have said Broady pulled a knife on an employee and stabbed him in the chest before the two fled the scene. Tips from the public led to their arrest.
CHARLTON-MOTEL FIRE
Ga. officials rule arson in Folkston motel blaze
FOLKSTON, Ga. (AP) - The state Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner has ruled that an arsonist destroyed a motel in south Georgia.
Commissioner Ralph Hudgens says the blaze at the Relax Inn in Folkston originated in an empty storage room around 7 p.m. Thursday.
The fire gutted the building and the roof collapsed. Officials say rewards of up to $10,000 may be given for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case.
Hudgens says first-degree arson is a felony punishable by between one and 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000.
Folkston is about 45 miles northwest of Jacksonville, Fla.
EMORY PRESIDENT-SLAVERY
Emory president's essay draws criticisms
ATLANTA (AP) - The president of Emory University is taking heat from faculty after he wrote an essay citing the three-fifths compromise on slaves as an example of finding common ground in politics.
A faculty group has voted to censure Emory President James Wagner and students are planning a protest next week. Wagner was writing about the value of finding common ground when he mentioned the compromise of 1787. The compromise allowed states to count three-fifths of the slave population toward representation in Congress, giving southern states more power.
Wagner later wrote an apology, saying he was sorry for the hurt caused by not communicating his beliefs more clearly. In the apology, he said he considers slavery to be heinous and inhuman.
DEKALB SCHOOLS-PROBATION
Gov. Deal to decide fate of school board members
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is set to announce whether he'll suspend members of the DeKalb County School Board.
Deal is set to make a decision Monday. During a roughly 14-hour hearing Thursday, the Georgia Board of Education voted to suspend 6 of 9 school board members. Suspensions were not recommended for the board's three newest members, who were hired after problems within the district began surfacing.
An audit of the school system found evidence of fiscal mismanagement and unethical practices. In a report, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools officials said despite attempts, costs and resources used to change the board's culture, the effort appears to have been a waste.
The school system was put on probation through the end of 2013 and risks losing accreditation.
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