Butler NewsLocal news for Butler, GA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Storm brings rain, hail to midstate- February 27, 2008 "But we may still be getting reports later on" A statewide band of thunderstorms that crawled across Georgia this morning lost some of its oomph as it dipped into the midstate. via The Macon Telegraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/butler-ga/2008/02/storm-brings-rain-hail-to-midstate?fromrss=1 National Weather Service confirms tornadoes in five counties- February 25, 2008 The National Weather Service has concluded tornadoes touched down in five counties as a long-lived supercell thunderstorm moved through Sunday night between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.The storm spawned tornadoes as it tracked through Stewart, Chattahoochee, Marion, Taylor and Crawford counties and generated hurricane-force winds in Bibb and Jones counties.In Crawford County, an EF1 twister touched down at about 6:20 p.m. five miles southwest of Roberta near Walker Chapel Road and tracked northeast...http://www.topix.net/city/butler-ga/2008/02/national-weather-service-confirms-tornadoes-in... Long Road to Recovery- February 23, 2008 "They were placed in temporary skin." Fourteen patients are in critical condition, two now are in serious, but stable condition at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, Georgia following the Imperial Sugar refinery explosion. via WTOC-TV Savannahhttp://www.topix.net/city/butler-ga/2008/02/long-road-to-recovery?fromrss=1 Several hurt in Crawford County as homes are destroyed in possible tornado- February 21, 2008 As severe storms raked across Central Georgia Sunday evening, Crawford County was hardest hit once again.Nearly a year after tornadoes caused extensive damage March 1st, Crawford County Sheriff Kerry Dunaway reports 8 people were hurt including two critically injured when a suspected tornado damaged a dozen buildings and destroyed 9 near Walker Chapel Road.Damage has also been reported on Moncrief Road, U.S. 341, Salem Church Road, Felton Road and March Drive.Tornado warnings were posted in...http://www.topix.net/city/butler-ga/2008/02/several-hurt-in-crawford-county-as-homes-are-d... Closet Saves Taylor Couple- February 19, 2008 "Mostly roofs blown off, some windows blown in, a lot of trees down" Last Update: 2182008 4:47:36 PM Author: Evan Pinsonnault "It's a miracle... a miracle closet." That's how Butler native Jimmy Rammage described his hiding place during Sunday night's severe storms. via 13WMAZ-TVhttp://www.topix.net/city/butler-ga/2008/02/closet-saves-taylor-couple?fromrss=1 Drought harms endangered Georgia wildlife- February 17, 2008 "There have probably been local extinctions" BUTLER, Ga. - The first day of February, John Jensen peered into the murk of a pond that was recently nothing but a mud flat. via The Baltimore Sunhttp://www.topix.net/city/butler-ga/2008/02/drought-harms-endangered-georgia-wildlife?from... Music Lives Again at Loco's...for this weekend- February 5, 2008 "This is third year we've done this, and the last two years were a huge success" Athens jam band Perpetual Groove may be doing more than any single organization outside the Savannah Music Festival to give Savannah's music scene a good shot in the arm. via SavannahNowhttp://www.topix.net/city/butler-ga/2008/02/music-lives-again-at-locos-for-this-weekend?fr... Teacher of the Year: Delmarie L. Bentley, Linwood Elementary School- February 3, 2008 "Always do your best at whatever you take on." Each week during the school year the Houston Peach spotlights a Teacher of the Year at one of the 43 public schools in Houston and Peach counties. via The Macon Telegraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/butler-ga/2008/02/teacher-of-the-year-delmarie-l-bentley-linwood... Ten ways to reclaim Tybee Island for your own- February 1, 2008 Jenny, left, Zoey, center, and Joey Dyer high-five after exercising on the beach at Tybee Island. via SavannahNowhttp://www.topix.net/city/butler-ga/2008/02/ten-ways-to-reclaim-tybee-island-for-your-own?... |