Georgia's seat belt enforcement campaign -- Click it or Ticket -- starts todayMay23, involving law enforcement across the state in round-the-clock road checks for seat belt use through Memorial Day. In 2009, 111 Georgians died in crashes where seat belt use could not be confirmed, according to the Governor's Office of Highway Safety. NANCY BADERTSCHER
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Cherokee County Environmental Health officials reported that a raccoon which recently attacked a local dog tested positive for rabies.
A few rabies cases are typically reported in wild animals each spring and summer in Cherokee County.
The attack occurred on Hightower Trail in Ball Ground, May 3, however, the dog's owners were not exposed to the disease because the pet had a rabies vaccination. The animal must be kept in home quarantine for 45 days
If bitten by an unfamiliar animal, experts say to wash the wound with soap and water and seek medical help.
CHRISTOPHER QUINN
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Retired Army Brigadier General Dale R. Nelson will speak at the Memorial Day Service at the Veterans Wall of Honor in McDonough on Monday, May 30 at 10 a.m. Nelson retired in 1999 as assistant deputy chief of staff for operations at Fort McPherson. The service includes presentation of the colors and historical accounts. Veterans of Foreign Wars post commanders will present a wreath along with Crystal Beale, widow of SFC John C. Beale who was killed in 2009. The Wall of Honor is at Heritage Park, 101 Lake Dow Road, off Hwy 81 East in McDonough. TAMMY JOYNER
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