Tripp Halstead, Barrow Toddler Injured by Tree Limb, is Fighting New Infections

Stacy Halstead asked for prayers for her son in a post Friday morning on the Facebook page where the family provides updates on his condition.

UPDATE: Posted to Facebook by Tripp's father, Bill Halstead.  Original report:  Tripp Halstead, a toddler seriously injured in October when a tree limb weighing several hundred pounds fell and struck him in the head, is in intensive care, according to a post on the Facebook page where the family provides updates on his condition.  "I finally talked to his ICU dr for just a moment and he just said that Tripp is extremely sick, the infection is very serious and it is life [sic] threating," Stacy Halstead posted about 9 a.m. "Tripp is still heavily sedated so at least he is finally getting some sleep. They just did X-rays and now waiting on getting an echo done. They know something is wrong with his heart and they can't get him warm."  Tripp'…

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'Trouble with the Curve' Reviews: Predictable, Yet Entertaining

Amy Adams and Justin Timberlake join Clint Eastwood and John Goodman in this baseball-centered movie shot (partially) in Athens and Barrow County, Ga.

  There's one star in "Trouble with the Curve" that won't get top billing in the movie's promotion: downtown Athens. People from Athens and across north Georgia will easily recognize familiar places, streets and even faces from the Classic City as they watch Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, John Goodman and other movie stars on screen. "Trouble with the Curve" tells the story of an aging Atlanta Braves baseball scout, Gus Lobel  (Clint Eastwood), who's losing his eyesight and is almost at the end of his career. His friend and supervisor Pete (John Goodman) suggests that Gus' estranged daughter, Mickey (Amy Adams), a driven attorney in Atlanta, accompany Gus as he travels across North Carolina to look at a potential big leaguer. Along the way, …

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Northeast Georgia Election Liveblog

A real-time look at how the July 31 primary unfolded in Athens-Clarke, Barrow, Oconee and Walton counties.

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Edwin Beckham

11:06 pm on Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Ah, good times ahead in Athens ;-) Did you see the good interview with the liquor store worker who anticipated nothing but an extra day of work? Food (drink?) for thought!   more ›

Police Investigating Post on Jamie Hood's Facebook Page

Accused cop killer Jamie Hood is in solitary confinement at the Barrow County Detention Center.

Accused cop killer Jamie Hood is in solitary confinement at the Barrow County Detention Center. With that fact in mind, authorities don't believe Hood, who is charged with killing an Athens-Clarke County police officer, is responsible for a message posted to his personal Facebook page last week. The Athens Banner-Herald  has more on the story, including comments from Maj. Mike Katsegianes with the Barrow County Sheriff's Office.

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Continuance on Gray's Oconee Court Appearance

Brian Richard Gray, 32, of Winder is accused of having sex with an Oconee County underage girl.

UPDATE: According to the Oconee County Clerk of Court's office, there has been a continuance on Brian Gray's appearance in the Oconee Superior Court today. There has been no new Oconee County court date set as of this posting.  Gray's attorney, Amy Carter of  Epps, Pilgrim, Olson and Pruitt Law Office in Cumming, Ga., was unavailable for comment and will be out of the office until January 6. On December 7, an Oconee County grand jury indicted Gray on seven charges relating to alleged sexual-relations with an under-aged Oconee County girl.  His case was scheduled to be heard in the Oconee Superior Court today. Gray is also facing hearings in the Barrow County court system on 58 charges related to the same Oconee County minor. The Barrow …

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