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GUYTON - Numbers were lower than normal this year during South Effingham High School's spring football practice. About 40 players in 10 through 12th grades participated in the spring game Thursday.

A 13-year-old boy Monday admitted breaking into the home of a southside man and threatening him with a knife.

In Cobbtown, residents now have to travel at least seven miles to fill up their gas tanks.

GUYTON - Relentless hitting and just enough pitching carried seventh-ranked South Effingham back to familiar ground in the Class AAA state baseball tournament.

Star Cpl. Willet Williams of Savannah-Chatham metro police spent Monday morning in search of students who were skipping school.

FORT STEWART - The joyful din of cheering loved ones at Cottrell Field was quickly replaced in the waning daylight hours Monday with the solemn sound of Velcro ripping along Warriors Walk.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - When Jeanne Seaver boarded the C-130H with the Georgia Air National Guard early Saturday, she thought the people in uniform around her had something to do with "that museum in Pooler."

JONESBORO - The South Effingham girls' tennis team lost their Class AAA state semifinal match, 3-0, to Blessed Trinity on Saturday.

SAVANNAH - Savannah Christian took three games to defeat the Vidalia Indians and advance to the second round of the AA state playoffs Saturday.

A knife-wielding teenager didn't make it very far Sunday night after he bolted out of a southside Savannah restaurant without paying his $10.04 bill.

Jacob G. Smith first-grader Kniyah VanPelt bowed to her partner, gave him a few last-minute instructions and danced La Raspa.

Testing is under way on railings at a Savannah College of Art and Design dormitory where a student fell five stories a month and a half ago.

THOMASVILLE - Effingham County and Thomas County Central split a doubleheader Friday.

Flanked by local officials, U.S. Rep. John Barrow on Monday called on the Senate to enact his proposal to control combustible dust.

The good news is that trumpeter Alex Nguyen will be back in Savannah this weekend for Friday and Saturday night gigs at Kokopelli's Jazz.

A decrease in sugar production and costs resulting from the Port Wentworth refinery explosion led to a fiscal second-quarter loss for Imperial Sugar Co.

ATLANTA - Georgia officials knew they had a problem when cameras for "Ray," the 2004 biopic on Georgia's native son Ray Charles, began rolling in New Orleans.

ATLANTA - Farmers and timber companies got a break from record-high fuel prices on Monday as Gov. Sonny Perdue suspended the state sales tax on diesel for off-road uses.

Ethan Allen opens Bluffton store

MORRISTOWN, N.J. - Some of Robert Morse's ideas are small: Paint a baseball so it's easier to read a curve. Make a four-colored deck of cards so his wife doesn't confuse the spades and clubs.

WASHINGTON - Forced to pay for once-free sandwich toppings and twice as much for some steak cuts, shoppers are wondering whether higher grocery bills and restaurant tabs truly reflect the trickle down of a global rise in food prices.

So many business owners start and operate their business with no true sense of direction except to make it through another day, week or year. They often think from a short-term perspective instead of a longer-term view.

Name: Nikki Suszynski

HACKENSACK, N.J. - Your '92 Honda has been sitting unused in the driveway, taking up space. Should you call one of those car-donation charities?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Doug Kelley was perplexed when Craigslist ads for his Sacramento carpet-cleaning business started disappearing from the popular Web site. Every time he re-posted one of his classified ads, it would vanish - often within minutes.

NEW YORK - For Kim Snider, it only takes one word to send participants in her monthly investment workshops into a near panic.

Name: Michael Jewett

Lingering over dinner at one of the outdoor tables Wednesday night at Eos, I couldn't help thinking: "We need more places like this."

Henry Brower is the strongest 150-pound man in America.

Savannah Sand Gnats manager Donovan Mitchell wants to see how his improving team stacks up against the best of the South Atlantic League.

PITTSBURGH - Tim Hudson showed again that a well-pitched game is the easiest and best way to end an extended streak. Or, on this day, a number of streaks.

LOS ANGELES - Andruw Jones keeps his emotions in check, as he believes a professional athlete should.

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Billy Knight needed five years with the Hawks to finally string two smart moves together.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Sergio Garcia, the best player without a major, got the next best thing Sunday.

DARLINGTON, S.C. - Kyle Busch is NASCAR's most hated driver. And he loves it.

Team Tybee was in the lead Sunday night after the first day of the Tybee 500, a six-day beach catamaran sailboat race from Key Largo, Fla., to Tybee Island.

ON THE WEB

PITTSBURGH - Jack Wilson is still working his way back from a strained left calf, and the Pittsburgh Pirates have decided to stop projecting when the shortstop will be back.

SAN ANTONIO - Tim Duncan had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Hornets, 100-80, on Sunday night in Game 4 to even the Western Conference semifinals at 2-2.

FLOWERY BRANCH - Forget a southern version of Thunder and Lightning, at least for now.

SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Jazz had plenty of chances to crumble and nearly did.

LOCAL

"With all the property inspections going on why is nothing being said about the grass being up to 3 feet high at the new park in Windsor Forest?"

Fort Jackson has proved to be quite a bargain.

WASHINGTON - Depending on which Japanese conglomerate you believe, either I have the body of a 25-year-old or I'm pushing 70. Which is disconcerting either way, because I was a mess when I was 25, and I'd prefer to let 70 wait its turn.

Here are some ways to prevent gum disease:

Savannah Friends of Music will have its general meeting 11 a.m. May 23, at the Landings Plantation Club, 71 Green Island Road. There will be entertainment and lunch. Members who bring guests will be eligible for a raffle prize. Reservations are required by May 16. For reservations, call 598-5311. Incorrect information was printed on page 2E in Monday's Accent.

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