Matt Pearl
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With no Sochi, local bobsledder battles back from concussions posted on Saturday, January 18, 2014 - 1:20pm WOODSTOCK, Ga. (WXIA) - Many Metro Atlantans know about Elana Meyers, a Douglasville native, who won the bronze four years ago in the bobsled. But there's another local bobsledder who was poised to... read more... |
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Emily Bowman returns home after 19 weeks in hospital posted on Friday, June 28, 2013 - 7:54am WOODSTOCK, Ga. -- Sitting in a wheelchair, unable to speak, Emily Bowman returned to her Woodstock home for the first time since she was hurt back in February. The Kennesaw State student spent... read more... |
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Local canoers aim for Olympic gold, follow fathers' steps posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 7:54am ATLANTA -- Two local canoers have gotten close to qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team, and they're continuing a family tradition in the process. Nowadays, Eric Hurd of Woodstock and Jeff Larimer of... read more... |
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WOODSTOCK | Famous 'Bob The Turkey' hit by car, killed posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 8:11am WOODSTOCK -- The city of Woodstock never asked for an unofficial mascot, but boy did they get one. Bob the Turkey popped up in 2011 in an uninhabited green space right along Main Street; he stood on... read more... |
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WOODSTOCK: Wild turkey runs a-fowl posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 6:37am WOODSTOCK, Ga. -- There's much to be proud of in the city of Woodstock, one of the fastest-growing suburbs in the country. And that doesn't even count Bob -- Bob the Turkey. "It's been... read more... |
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Cain stumps in Atlanta en route to Saturday debate posted on Saturday, November 12, 2011 - 12:39pm Hermain Cain addressed the Young Republicans National Federation in Atlanta Saturday, saying, "The American dream has been hijacked." "I'm too old to be a Young Republican," Cain joked, "so I guess I... read more... |
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Storm forces those who protect to need protection posted on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 10:05pm Roughly 55 miles apart, two groups of officials managing the Labor Day storms had to take cover themselves. In Peachtree City, the folks at the National Weather Service bureau -- the same folks... read more... |
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WOODSTOCK: Storm causes major damage for Dixie Speedway posted on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 5:44am WOODSTOCK -- Dixie Speedway, the long-time racetrack in Cherokee County, suffered hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage from Labor Day storms, its owner said. "It'll be between $300,000 and $500... read more... |
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Free help for job seekers in online chat posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 11:56am ATLANTA -- Fresh on the heels of "Atlanta's Job Fair for All" on Tuesday came a chance for job-seeking education on Wednesday. Georgia's Department of Labor reached out to job seekers and employers... read more... |
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