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• Beryl threatens rain, winds on southeast US coast

  homes, but otherwise little damage. However, he urged beachgoers to beware of dangerous rip currents.On Tybee Island, home to Georgia's largest public beach east of Savannah, employees at Amy Gaster's home and condo rental business were making sure arriving   Read more »

• Phillip Phillips wins 'American Idol'

  Phillips, the pawnbroker's son from Georgia with big dreams, had his biggest realized Wednesday: He's "American Idol's" 11th-season winner.Jessica Sanchez, the precocious 16-year-old from Chula Vista, Calif., with the polished voice -- who was saved by "Idol's"   Read more »

• Cops: Sex offender failed to register

  that Richardson was no longer living at his Freeport address, a police spokeswoman said Monday.Authorities traced him to Georgia , where he was arrested on two counts of failing to register and a federal charge of failing to register under the Adam Walsh Act,   Read more »

• Jekyll Island, Ga., marks milestone: $50M makeover

  easy on Jekyll Island as far as getting where we need to go. But I am totally convinced we are on the right path."Known as "Georgia's jewel," Jekyll Island was a winter getaway owned by wealthy northern industrialists before the state bought it in 1947. By   Read more »

• Get your dose of Collective Soul at the Paramount Theater

  song, “Shine.” Others may recall rock/Top 40 crossover hits like “December,” “Gel,” and “Heavy.” And “Twilight” fans may know the Georgia-based quintet from “Tremble for my Beloved,” which was featured on the movie’s soundtrack. But the original version of   Read more »

Around the web

• New gymnastics coach Danna Durante gets rich deal from UGA

  Durante on May 21. Durante, 39, was at Cal as head gymnastics coach for just one season before agreeing to succeed Jay Clark at Georgia. Clark made $130,000 a year in base salary — excluding bonuses and $20,000 annually for an apparel endorsement — in his 58 m ago from Atlanta Journal Constitution Blogs Read more »

• Kenny Loggins: The Revolution Will Be On Facebook

  Kenny Loggins, Gary Burr and Georgia Middleman recently formed the new band Blue Sky Riders , and were profiled by Huff/Post50 in February. They are finishing their first album and will be chronicling their experiences as a band in this blog. For the past 5:49 AM from The Huffington Post Read more »

• Girl, 15, was ¿forced to live in chicken coop, deprived of food and had blonde ringlets hacked off as punishment¿

  in Georgia are investigating claims that a 15-year-old girl was held captive in a chicken coop by her adoptive parents, and forced to perform manual labour. The unnamed teenager, from Taylor County, was taken from her home on Friday by officers from the Division 4:50 AM from Daily Mail - UK Read more »

• Enrollment Builders’ Founder Speaking at National Distance Learning Conference

  Learning Administration Conference (DLA) at the University of West Georgia. The conference will be held in Jekyll Island, Georgia on June 3-6, 2012, and is specifically designed for those involved or interested in the administration, management, planning and 4:27 AM from PRWeb Read more »

• Gucci Mane Loses $270,000 Diamond War

  Mane Loses $270K Diamond War Exclusive Rapper Gucci Mane just lost a $270,000 battle in court -- after a jewelry company in Georgia sued the rapper for stealing a buttload of diamonds ... and won. A&A Diamonds retained attorney Vivian Uchitel (no relation) 3:22 AM from TMZ Read more »