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Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Darton State College’s Theatre Department has been chosen to host the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region IV in February.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011  Evacuations begin on isolated North Carolina island ahead of Hurricane Irene's approach to East Coast

Monday, August 22, 2011  Hurricane Irene pounds Puerto Rico with rain, winds; could head toward US coast next

Monday, November 02, 2009  The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a native of Georgia who was reported missing as he sailed from Puerto Rico to Florida.

Friday, October 23, 2009  Crews struggled to contain a huge, smoky fire at fuel storage facility outside Puerto Rico's capital Friday.

Monday, June 01, 2009  A Puerto Rico judge has sentenced a convicted killer to 105 years in prison for the kidnapping, rape and murder of a pregnant Georgia tourist who made a desperate phone call to her fiance from the trunk of her assailant's car.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009  A Puerto Rican man has pleaded guilty to raping and killing a pregnant Georgia tourist whom he kidnapped along a rural island road.

Thursday, February 05, 2009  Police in Puerto Rico say a pregnant tourist from Savannah, Georgia, was killed Wednesday after she was abducted during a morning jog.