Sparta NewsLocal news for Sparta, GA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Couple trace footsteps of Civil War legends- January 28, 2008 "The Union corps had engineers traveling with them, and they made very detailed maps of their routes that we still have today" Rick Joslyn examines a memorial to early Georgia Gov. Jared Irwin that he says may have suffered damage from couple of bullet fired by Gen. via The Macon Telegraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/sparta-ga/2008/01/couple-trace-footsteps-of-civil-war-legends?fr... Crime Digest- January 24, 2008 Timothy L. King, 40, of Sparta, was arrested for shoplifting on Friday afternoon after he reportedly attempted to steal a digital camera, memory card and MP3 player at Wal-Mart, a police report states. via Union-Recorderhttp://www.topix.net/city/sparta-ga/2008/01/crime-digest?fromrss=1 Traffic stop leads to copper arrests- January 11, 2008 "Through interviews, it was discovered that the copper came from Hancock County. They will face charges of either theft or burglary in Hancock County" A routine traffic violation stop Wednesday morning by the Georgia State Patrol resulted in the discovery of a large amount of stolen copper and aluminum. via Union-Recorderhttp://www.topix.net/city/sparta-ga/2008/01/traffic-stop-leads-to-copper-arrests?fromrss=1 Wednesday Hero- January 3, 2008 Some items of interest: Politics I voted for Ralph Nader in the 2000 election and George W. Bush in the 2004 election. via But that's just my opinionhttp://www.topix.net/city/sparta-ga/2008/01/wednesday-hero?fromrss=1 |