http://chronicle.augusta.com/business/ Local news from The Augusta Chronicle. en-us Copyright (c) 2009 The Augusta Chronicle. All rights reserved. Sun, 8 Nov 2009 15:30:34 -0500 5 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554921.shtml When Marikay DeCrow, of Evans, heard about Thursday's shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, she spent hours desperately calling hospitals looking for her husband, Staff Sgt. Justin DeCrow. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554921.shtml Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:56:03 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554944.shtml AIKEN --- Suzy Haslup is a thoroughbred trainer who will have about 15 horses under her tutelage this winter as she prepares them for the racetrack. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554944.shtml Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:16:03 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554943.shtml AIKEN --- A proposed international horse park and other equine development plans are set to boost the multimillion-dollar industry in Aiken. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554943.shtml Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:16:03 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554988.shtml ATLANTA --- Augusta would have claim to two mayors next year if Mary Norwood wins a Dec. 1 runoff for Atlanta's leadership. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554988.shtml Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:51:03 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554922.shtml The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating the death of an Aiken holdup suspect who took his own life after police cornered him in a field Saturday afternoon. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554922.shtml Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:06:03 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554989.shtml Friends and family of Atlanta mayoral candidate Mary Bush Norwood say the Augusta native has shown an aptitude for leading since she was young. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554989.shtml Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:51:04 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554909.shtml Computers at Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics will soon help public health officials more closely track the flu pandemic. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554909.shtml Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:16:04 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554916.shtml AIKEN --- Aiken County officials, like many across the state, are concerned about whether the next legislative session is going to bring more state budget cuts. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554916.shtml Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:16:05 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554920.shtml Legislation enacted a decade ago banning bullying in schools has gone a long way to protect students, Richmond County school officials say. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554920.shtml Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:01:03 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554934.shtml ATLANTA --- Georgia prison officials are concerned they could run out of ways to save money before the state budget stops shrinking. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554934.shtml Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:46:03 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554939.shtml COLUMBIA --- South Carolina needs to take a tougher stand to keep new beachfront development from moving closer to the ocean, according to a report requested by the state's environmental agency. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554939.shtml Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:51:04 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554917.shtml COLUMBIA COUNTY FAIR: 1 p.m. today, 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon Saturday http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554917.shtml Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:16:05 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554995.shtml According to Commissioner Joe Jackson, the volunteers collected 2,200 pounds of trash. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554995.shtml Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:56:03 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554942.shtml An Augusta woman said she was robbed at knifepoint Friday night while trying to enter her room at the Scottish Inn on Gordon Highway. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554942.shtml Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:01:03 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554918.shtml I DON'T UNDERSTAND Georgia drivers. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/08/met_554918.shtml Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:41:03 -0500