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If you submitted your picks for the Sunday Paper Super Tuesday Challenge on Sunday, Jan. 27 or prior to 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 28, we ask that you please resubmit your form with an email address where we can reach you. Due to a technical glitch, contact information for forms submitted during that time period was lost (oops!). We apologize for the inconvenience and wish you the very best of luck in demonstrating your political savvy. (Full article and comments)

Saturday, January 19th at 2pm there will be an informal Memorial Service held at;
Athens Memorial Park
293 Gran Ellen Drive
Athens, Georgia 30606
at the covered pavilion by the lake.
Everyone is invited, and we encourage all to bring their friendly dogs (on leashes).
Sunday January 20th at 2pm there will be a Service at:
Crowell Brothers Peachtree Chapel
5051 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
Norcross, Georgia 30091
770-448-5757

The family appreciates any donations to assist with the memorial services for Cayle. Thank You. If you prefer to send a check please make payable to: Cayle Bywater Relief Fund, 3780 Mansell Road, Suite 450, Alpharetta, Georgia 30022 The Cayle Bywater Relief Fund is a non-profit organization and in process of filing for 501(c)(3) tax exemption status. Funds will be used to help defray the cost of services as well as to pay for a memorial dog drinking fountain in Memorial Park where Cayle spent so much time with her beloved pet, Oliver. For more information, please visit www.findcayle.com

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By Josh Clark

The murder of Meredith Emerson, the disappearance of Cayle Bywater and other, possibly related cases involving missing women have renewed interest in the case of another missing Georgia woman. Tara Grinstead, a beauty pageant winner who earned her Masters degree and was working on her doctorate while she taught history at Irwin County High, went missing from her home in Ocilla the night of Oct. 22, 2005.

 

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The family of Cayle Bywater informed The Sunday Paper at 8 p.m. that Cayle's body has been recovered from the pond in Athens' Memorial Park. An autopsy must be performed to determine the cause of death. We at the Sunday Paper extend our deepest sympathy to the Bywater family. (Full article and comments)

If you think Downtown Atlanta is traffic-clogged and difficult to drive through under normal circumstances, you'll definitely want to consider avoiding it, or at least walking or taking public transportation, this weekend.

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According to family members, someone has reported finding a pair of eyeglasses in Athens' Memorial Park that may belong to Cayle Bywater, the 29 year-old University of Georgia employee and grad student reported missing on New Year's Eve. (Full article and comments)

Cayle Bywater, a 29 year old Athens resident and local non-profit volunteer, has been missing since Saturday.
A group of volunteers are meeting on Thursday morning off of Milledge Avenue to search for her.

INTERESTED PARTIES - MEET AT:
- the dead end on Woodland Hills Dr. (off of Milledge) near the loop
- 9 am on Thursday, January 3rd.
- Dress appropriately we'll be searching a heavily wooded area and it's supposed to be very cold.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT CAYLE, PLEASE CALL: Athens Clarke County Police Central Communications (706) 613-3345

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The Athens-Clarke County Police Department is asking for help in locating 29 year old, Cayle Bywater. (Full article and comments)

For the United States, the consequences of Benazir Bhutto's assassination could be grave indeed.

For us, the timing of the turmoil surrounding the murder presents a problem. The spring thaw in the Hindu Kush usually heralds new offensives by the Taliban. Adm. William Fallon, head of U.S. Central Command, which oversees operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan, has been lobbying since last spring to shift troops from Iraq to Afghanistan. I suspect that Bhutto’s assassination will give him the leverage that he needs to overrule Gen. David Petraeus and make that happen.

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U.S. District Court Judge Henry E. Hudson this morning sentenced former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick to 23 months in prison and three years' probation for his role in a dogfighting operation. That puts him out of commission, football-wise, until late 2009, meaning the earliest he could return to the NFL would be the 2010 season.

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