Buckhead Pizza Co. Buford

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011, 8:15am

My son and I moseyed on over to one of our favorite restaurants called, Buckhead Pizza Co. located in Buford,Georgia. One thing for sure, when you walk into this restaurant, you are going to have a great time. From the indoor/outdoor patio, full bar area,fab wine list to the live music and great food, you’re sure to have a blast!

My son and I were on our monthly date night and he was so excited to head back to this place. He ordered his favorite thing off the menu and that was the personal pizza that he could create himself. He loves to get all messy and smoosh the pizza dough, kids think its so cool.

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Near record heat this week

Submitted by Chris Holcomb, 11Alive Meteorologist

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011, 7:38am

ATLANTA -- Atlanta is flirting with record heat this week. Temperatures are running about 10 degrees above average Tuesday. Wednesday will be even hotter.

Tuesday's high will top off at 93 degrees. The average high for May 30 is 83 degrees, so we will be about 10 degrees above average.

The record for Tuesday's date is 95 degrees, set in 1953. The record for Athens is 100. We'll stay just below those records with a high in Atlanta of 93. Athens will move up to 95.

It will be even hotter on Wednesday. Atlanta's high will be 95. The record for Atlanta on Wednesday is 97. Once again, we will be about 2 degrees lower than the record for the date.

There will be record heat stretching from the South to the North in the eastern part of the country.

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Memorial Day comes as troops fight in Afghanistan

Submitted by Chris Sweigart, Manager of Digital Content | 11Alive News

Monday, May 30th, 2011, 2:58pm

Memorial Day comes as troops fight in Afghanistan

ATLANTA -- Americans from Washington to California are marking Memorial Day with parades, barbecues and special tributes tied to the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

An annual holiday honoring the nation's war dead was infused with new meaning this year, coming just months before the 10-year anniversary.

Memorial Day celebrants began filing into Marietta National Cemetery early this morning. As the noon commemoration approached, members of the Patriot Guard Riders lined the driveway, welcoming everyone to the event.

Governor Nathan Deal made an appearance, giving thanks to the brave men and women who have fought in every major U.S. conflict, from the American Revolution to the War in Iraq.

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Missing elderly man found

Submitted by 11Alive News Staff

Monday, May 30th, 2011, 12:38pm

DEKALB COUNTY- Police have cancelled the Mattie's Call for 76-year-old Ed Lendon Storey.

The Decatur man was found and reunited with his family Monday.

Storey went missing Sunday morning.

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Georgia's newest public college is all grown up

Submitted by Chris Sweigart, Manager of Digital Content | 11Alive News

Monday, May 30th, 2011, 12:08pm

Georgia's newest public college is all grown up

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Georgia Gwinnett College has come a long way in a short time.

The first four-year public college to open in Georgia in more than a century started operations in 2006 with just two buildings, a grassy parking lot and a little more than 100 juniors as its initial students.

Now, a brand new library and student center flank a sprawling quad where students play football and Frisbee. Down a winding walking path are dorms, intramural fields and a $7 million lab science building still under construction.

Enrollment is expected to top 8,000 in the fall. And on Thursday, Georgia Gwinnett will award diplomas to the first class of students who began there as freshmen.

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ACWORTH: 2 drown in Georgia lakes; 3rd person sought

Submitted by 11Alive News Staff

Monday, May 30th, 2011, 11:58am

ACWORTH, Ga. (AP) - Two people are reported to have drowned in Georgia lakes during the holiday weekend, and a third apparent drowning victim is being sought.

Cherokee County and state rescuers searched for a man after he disappeared in Lake Allatoona Friday night. The search was to resume Monday.

Acworth police say 34-year-old Gregory Edelin of Fairburn was swimming in Lake Allatoona Saturday when he disappeared for several minutes. They say Edelin was found and was pronounced dead at WellStar Kennestone Hospital.

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Hall County offices closed for Memorial Day and furlough day on Tuesday

Submitted by Marc Richardson, Where U Live Producer

Monday, May 30th, 2011, 8:23am

Hall County offices closed for Memorial Day and furlough day on Tuesday

This is a reminder that Hall County’s administrative offices, courts and community centers will be closed Monday, May 30, for the Memorial Day federal holiday, and Tuesday, May 31, for an employee furlough day.

Essential public safety and public works personnel will continue service as usual. The landfill and compactor sites will remain open.

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