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Defendant Richard Gear listens to defense attorney Edward Tolley give his opening statement Tuesday at the Oconee County Courthouse. (Kelly Lambert/Staff)

Jurors hear of final moments
after motorcyclist was shot

WATKINSVILLE - An Oconee County sheriff's deputy testified this morning that he found a motorcyclist near death when he answered a call about a wreck and a possible shooting Feb. 25.

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Frost covers leaves in Athens this morning.

Cold wave brings record low

The waves of cold, Canadian air washing over the eastern United States brought a record low to Athens this morning, breaking a low-temperature mark that stood for 117 years.

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Coroner: Man was shot, burned

Investigators now believe the remains found behind a vacant home in Barrow County earlier this week belong to an adult male who was shot.

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Makeshift O-line no longer chief concern for team

Two weeks between games for Georgia gives Bulldog fans more time to wonder if sometimes spotty special teams play will be fixed, if penalties will be cut down and if the defense can stop Georgia Tech's option offense.

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Big tests await Titans, Dragons

JEFFERSON - The resentment began to swell late Friday night, as the newspaper clippings and bag of stones served as reminders that Jefferson and North Oconee are being overlooked in the Class AA playoffs. Or so they hope.

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DogBytes

Makeshift O-line no longer chief concern for team

Berry talks today's NFL

Notebook: Atkins coming back

ESPN to air BCS in 2011

Estes to be inducted into Hall of Fame

Bulldogs hang on for one-point win

Sports

Pacers top slumping Hawks

Berry talks today's NFL

Armstrong fears for his safety at Tour

Television

Preps

Big tests await Titans, Dragons

Athens Academy wins season opener

Donovan teams fall to Edmund Burke

Clarke Central grad earns soccer honors

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Acorn Squash Stuffed With Apricots and Cornbread (from The New American Plate Cookbook)

Twists on Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving, the holiday of epicurean delights, is nearly upon us. This is the time of year when foodie and kitchen novice alike troll the Net, newspapers and magazines for recipes. From dog-eared books, treasured handwritten scrawl and slick cookbooks will come the dishes that grace our holiday tables.

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Video game steals a 'Millionaire' win for area family

Pac-Man gobbled up the Young-Studer family on the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Tuesday. But Lawrencville's Helen Young, her daughter Lynne Studer and her daughter Elizabeth Studer, a University of Georgia sophomore, still walked away with $25,000 during the show's first-ever multi-generational Family Week.

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Living

Twists on Thanksgiving

Goggin: Motherhood means being prepared

Foreign flavors spice up Thanksgiving leftovers

Fresh spices, smooth texture key to baking great pumpkin pie

The Dish: La barista fascista

Cocoa-based bread pudding simple but memorable

Thank you notes

Quick Glimpse

Magill: Passing of Richard Morris sparks family memories

Angels chip in for troops

Preschool Academy celebrates 30 years

Bishop trees top competition

Short Game School tunes in reality television

Group celebrates 'Excellence'

Local boys and girls take top Soccer Challenge honors

Marquee

Video game steals a 'Millionaire' win for area family

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Oconee Living

Oconee marching band to join New Year's game celebration

West excels at lineman's rodeo event in Missouri

Oconee County police blotter

Around Oconee: Wishbook for tax money

Senior Center to have open house at new facility

Local Pilot attend fall council meeting in Atlanta

Gainesville State showcases Aztec dancing for Hispanic Heritage Month

Madison Living

Man volunteers to feed football team for road games

FFA officers attend B.A.S.I.C. training

Madison County police blotter

Around Madison: Provide for Thanksgiving

Time to auction recovered, unclaimed property

New feed plant construction continuing near Comer

Time to pick Cotton

Comer students honored for work at school

Madison County 4-H provides red ribbons

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Editorial: Tax assessment cap is least lawmakers can do

It's perhaps another mark of the singular nature of this political year that there is actually some good news coming in advance of the upcoming Georgia General Assembly session. Routinely, in the weeks before the state legislature convenes, Georgians can count on reading or hearing of one misguided legislative initiative or another.

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