Monday, January 28, 2013
The Stone Mountain beverage distribution company plans to move later this year and should bring new job opportunities to the area.
Located on about 11 acres in Stone Mountain, Eagle Rock Distributing Co. has been outgrowing the space it first took up in 1989 on Beverage Drive. Over the last six or seven years, the beverage distribution company has put $8 million into retrofitting the space. The company has added onto its facility three separate times. “The short story is we’re out of space,” CEO Steve Economos told Stone Mountain Patch. “We can’t expand our building any more.” “If we were on 30 acres, we would still be where we are today,” he said. The company also wanted to consolidate its Dalton and Stone Mountain facilities into one operation. Between the two, Eagle Rock employs about 300 people. The perfect new spot would end up being in the Norcross area of …
Monday, December 31, 2012
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Monday, December 31, 2012
School Board Member Arrested After Allegedly Striking Student with SUV - Cartersville Patch A Bartow County Board of Educationrepresentative at the center of an ethics complaint was jailed Friday following an apparently unrelated incident in the parking lot of the Cartersville Walmart. Angela "Angie" Gail Cornett, 41, who serves as District 3 representative and vice chairman, is accused of striking a 17-year-old Adairsville High School student with her vehicle. The teen told authorities she was standing with a buggy in an empty parking spot—saving the space for her brother's girlfriend, who had recently given birth—when Cornett, driving her SUV, approached and yelled for her to move. The teen said she told Cornett she was saving the space…
Friday, December 28, 2012
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Friday, December 28, 2012
Drag Racer Crashes Into Home on Christmas Morning - Fort Stewart Patch A Hinesville man is facing charges after allegedly crashing his car into the living room of a house on Christmas morning. According to WTOC, 30-year-old Garvari Dixon-Lewis was drag racing a second man -- identified as Howard Craig -- on Lakeview Road, when he lost control of his car on a curve and plowed into a house. Visit Fort Stewart Patch for additional details. Former Georgia Tech Football Recruit Arrested for Purse Theft - Midtown Patch While the Georgia Tech football team is in El Paso, Texas preparing for Monday’s 79th annual Hyundai Sun Bowl, a former Yellow Jacket prize recruit was in Fulton County Jail after being arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing …
Thursday, December 27, 2012
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Thursday, December 27, 2012
Man Arrested for Shooting at Utility Workers - Cumming Patch A Gainesville man was arrested early Wednesday morning after he allegedly shot at utility workers who were near the man's home attempting to restore power due to trees that had fallen on the power lines. Donald Josh Deal, 62, of Holland Drive located off Brown's Bridge Road, is being held at the Hall County jail on two counts of aggravated assault, according to Sgt. Stephen Wilbanks. Cumming Patch has more on this story. Sheriff's Office Staff Replaces Child's Stolen Christmas Presents - Oconee Patch When presents for a little girl were discovered missing from the car of a family visiting friends in Oconee County early Christmas morning, Sheriff's Office personnel took it upon…
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Former Atlanta Brave Charged With Battery in Domestic Dispute - Duluth Patch Former Atlanta Braves centerfielder Andruw R. Jones was arrested and charged with battery in a domestic dispute that occurred between he and his wife at their home in unincorporated Duluth early Christmas morning, Gwinnett Police reported. Gwinnett Police responded to a domestic dispute call at the Jones home about 1:25 a.m. Dec. 25. During the investigation of this call, probable cause was developed to arrest Jones for battery. Read more on Duluth Patch. Robbery Victim Shoots, Kills Attacker - East Atlanta Patch Atlanta police arrested a man following the Christmas Eve shooting death of another man in a botched robbery attempt. Officials charged Roderick Banks…
