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Politics & Government

In Douglasville News This Week

In case you missed it, these were the important stories of the week.

Council to Vote Sunday Sales on May 7

Douglasville Mayor Pro Tem Larry Yockey introduced three alcohol-related issues for consideration before the during their Monday night meeting, three weeks before the Public Safety Committee is expected to issue their final report on the matters.

'Pursue Those Who Steal Innocence'

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More than 1,700 investigators, agents and prosecutors are in Atlanta for the 2012 National Law Enforcement Training on Child Exploitation.

4 Students Place in Thinking Olympiad

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Four Douglas County students competed and placed second overall at GA Tech’s Second Semi-Annual Computational Thinking Olympiad Saturday.

Bond Denied Man Charged in DUI Death

Judge Robert James denied bond to Francisco Ferrer, 32 of Dallas, Wednesday morning. Ferrer is in the death of 37 from Bremen, an EMT at Grady Hospital.

Tweet Costs New Manchester Senior His Prom, Graduation

The second senior arrested last month on charges of threatening an attack on the school has been suspended for the rest of the year and banned from prom and graduation.

Lithia Springs Man Charged with Raping Boy

Lithia Springs resident Bobby Lee Dickerson is in a Tennessee jail on statutory rape and other charges after being caught Sunday with four teenage boys.

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