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Cedartown man in Texas jail facing murder charges commits suicide
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
A Cedartown man who was arrested last week and charged with capital murder in connection with an arson and double homicide was found dead Saturday in his Texas jail cell. Burnet County Sheriff W.T. Smith said Sunday jail guards found Gregory Mark Currie, 30, hanging from a shower head by a sheet. Currie was being held in connection with the slayings of Thomas Wells, 30, and Dorrina Reese, 42, both of whom were found dead last Wednesday after firefighters doused a blaze at their home. Click here to read more
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Rockmart High School senior Devon Goings signed a letter of intent on Wednesday, May 22 inside the media center to wrestle in college for the University of the Cumberlands.
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Sonoraville senior Madison Fowler (seated, second from left) signed a scholarship  on Monday to be a manager for the track and field program at Brenau University (Gainesville, Ga.).
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Sonoraville senior Josh Nicholson (seated, second from right) signed a track and field and cross country scholarship on Friday with Brewton-Parker (Mount Vernon, Ga.).
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What's happening today May 24
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The following is a list of events going on in and around Polk County today, May 24: 1. The Cedartown Senior Citizen Nutrition Center located next to Bert Wood Park has activities Monday through Fr...
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The following is a list of events going on in and around Polk County today, May 23: 1. The Cedartown Senior Citizen Nutrition Center located next to Bert Wood Park has activities Monday through Fr...
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The following is a list of events going on in and around Polk County today, May 22: 1. The Cedartown Senior Citizen Nutrition Center located next to Bert Wood Park has activities Monday through Fr...
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Cedartown man in Texas jail facing murder charges commits suicide
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A Cedartown man who was arrested last week and charged with capital murder in connection with an arson and double homicide was found dead Saturday in his Texas jail cell. Burnet County Sheriff W.T...
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Today's forecast from the National Weather Service calls for sunny skies with a high near 75. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Friday Night Clear, with a low around 46. No...
What's happening today May 24
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The following is a list of events going on in and around Polk County today, May 24: 1. The Cedartown Senior Citizen Nutrition Center located next to Bert Wood Park has activities Monday through Fr...

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