Clarke County School Superintendent Phil Lanoue was honored Wednesday in Washington, a visit to the White House for the educator and administrator who was named earlier this year the National Superintendent of the Year.

The Georgia GOP says Florida Senator and Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio will be among the speakers at next month's state Republican Party convention. The convention is set for the weekend of May 15 and will take place at the Classic Center.

The spring semester final exams that began Wednesday continue today at UGA.

The annual meeting of the Georgia Museum of Art is set for 5:30 this afternoon at the Museum on Carlton Street.

The Athens-Clarke County Board of Assessors meets, 5:30 this afternoon at City Hall.

Athens-Clarke County Police arrest an assault suspect: police say 28 year-old Kendra Taylor stabbed a woman in the hand and face during an argument at a residence at Parkview Homes on Florida Avenue. The victim was treated at Athens Regional Medical Center.

Athens-Clarke County Police are investigating a reported case of vandalism: a police report says somebody poured paint on the walls of an apartment unit under construction on West Clayton Street. Estimated damage: $4,000.

A bicycle rider from Gainesville is injured in an accident in Athens: Athens-Clarke County Police say only minor injuries when his bike was hit by a car on Macon Highway.

We have this morning the name of the Oconee County teenager who was killed in a Tuesday night car crash in Greene County: Benjamin Kiracofe was 17 years old, a senior at North Oconee High School. He died after crashing his car on Copeland Road in Greene County. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating reports that Kiracofe might have racing his car at the time of the deadly accident.

A theft suspect is in the Jackson County jail, charged with stealing upwards of $1 million worth of household products from trailers he was hired to haul. Jefferson Police say suspect Russell Tittle is 42 years old.

Governor Nathan Deal has signed into law a legislative act inspired by a group of Brenau University occupational therapy graduate students that would speed state educational benefits to special needs children of military personnel based in Georgia. The new law started as a 2014 project by four Brenau students in a graduate-level public health administration course. House Bill 62 modifies the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program, which provides financial assistance for students with special needs or learning disabilities who attend Georgia public schools and are served under an Individualized Education Plan.

The Gwinnett County animal shelter is making plans for a return to normalcy after a serious disease outbreak. The shelter in Lawrenceville reopens this weekend after several cases of kennel cough made several animals sick and left one dog dead.

Duluth Police file murder charges against the parents of a newborn who diluted the milk given the 10-week old who died of malnourishment and water intoxication.

The three Atlanta Public School System administrators who received 20-year prison sentences for their role in the APS cheating scandal will be resentenced today. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter sentenced the trio to seven years to serve; their lawyers want those sentences reduced. Judge Baxter is expected to comply.

Former Georgia Tech basketball star Javaris Crittenden pleads guilty to a murder charge: Crittenden gets 23 years in prison for the death of a woman who was killed in 2011 gang shooting in Atlanta.

$10,000 bail and a promise to stay away from social media: that's what it took to get Ebony Dickens out of the Fulton County jail. She's accused of posting threats of Facebook, talking about killing East Point police officers.

Tuesday was sentencing day in Carroll County: four of the five people involved in the 2013 robbery and murder of a Villa Rica jewelry store owner each get 30 years in prison. The fifth--16 year-old Eric Billing--gets life.

There is an ongoing search for a serial rapist in middle Georgia, a man who has attacked at least ten women in home break-ins near Fort Valley State University. The latest was reported earlier this week.

There is an ongoing investigation in Sylvester, where a man was killed when he was struck by a car driven by a Worth County Sheriff's deputy. Bryan Overstreet was 30 years old. The deputy says he was lying in a road when he was hit by the car earlier this week. So far, no word on why.

Governor Nathan Deal signs the bill that mandates insurance coverage for children with autism

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