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Posted: Saturday - Sept. 5, 2009
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Students at Parker trial to learn
LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- Georgia Northwestern Technical College criminal justice instructor Holly Wilson said the Sam Parker murder trial really hit home with her students.
Posted: Friday - Sept. 4, 2009
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Theresa Parker's family, law enforcement vow to keep looking for body
LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- When Theresa Parker's mother, Claire Careathers, prayed, she told her daughter she wouldn't rest until there was justice -- and Thursday afternoon justice was served.
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 3, 2009
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Parker will get life in prison
LaFAYETTE, Ga. — Sam Parker showed no emotion this afternoon when he was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife, Theresa Parker, in 2007.
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 3, 2009
Judge lights ‘dynamite” under Parker jurors
LaFAYETTE, Ga. — Walker County Superior Court Judge Jon “Bo” Wood this afternoon read the “dynamite” charge, formally called an Allen charge, to the jury in the Sam Parker murder trial.
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 3, 2009
Judge will instruct Parker jury this afternoon
LaFAYETTE, Ga. — Jurors in Sam Parker’s murder trial reported “regress” rather than progress when they broke for lunch moments ago.
Posted: Thursday - Sept. 3, 2009
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No verdict by jurors in Parker trial after 3 days
LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- No one knows who the waiting is harder on -- the lawyers, the investigators, Sam Parker or Theresa Parker's family.
Posted: Wednesday - Sept. 2, 2009
Georgia: No verdict yet in Parker trial
The jury in Sam Parker’s murder trial ended the day without reaching a verdict.
Posted: Wednesday - Sept. 2, 2009
Parker trial turns media spotlight on Walker County
LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- Longtime resident Gerald Gravitt said his city doesn't get major media attention, for the most part.
Posted: Tuesday - Sept. 1, 2009
Parker jurors have 3 verdicts but murder charge undecided
LaFAYETTE, Ga. —Jurors in Sam Parker murder case have come to a decision on three charges not related to murder, they told the judge this afternoon.
Posted: Tuesday - Sept. 1, 2009
Jury deliberations continue in Parker slaying trial
LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- Sam Parker's freedom is now in the hands of 12 jurors, who will continue deliberating today.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 31, 2009
Parker jurors break for night
 After nearly three hours of deliberation today, the jury in the Sam Parker murder trial broke off for the day shortly before 5 p.m.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 31, 2009
Parker jurors ask to see evidence
LaFAYETTE, Ga. —Jurors in the Sam Parker case broke off deliberations about 90 minutes after they began, asking to see some evidence.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 31, 2009
Jury gets Parker case this afternoon
Jurors in the Sam Parker murder trial will begin deliberating this afternoon in Walker County Superior Court.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 31, 2009
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Parker case gives glimpse of Walker law enforcement
Lawmen testifying in Sam Parker’s murder trial have given the public rare insight into Walker County’s cop culture.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 31, 2009
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Testimony gives insight into culture of police
LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- Over the two weeks of testimony in Sam Parker's murder trial at least a dozen law officers have spoken, giving the public rare insight into Walker County's police culture.
Posted: Saturday - Aug. 29, 2009
Parker chooses not to testify
LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- Denise Parker told the jury Friday that her high school sweetheart turned ex-husband Sam Parker never abused her during their marriage of nearly 10 years.
Posted: Friday - Aug. 28, 2009
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Parker declines to testify; defense case ends
Testimony ended this morning in Sam Parker’s murder trial after Mr. Parker declined to testify in his own defense.
Posted: Friday - Aug. 28, 2009
State rests its case against former officer Sam Parker
LaFAYETTE, Ga. — Missing 911 dispatcher Theresa Parker’s youngest niece told a jury Thursday that she was so desperate for answers about her aunt she once tried to get a reaction from murder suspect Sam Parker by throwing fliers bearing his missing wife’s picture in his yard.
Posted: Thursday - Aug. 27, 2009
State rests; Parker defense begins
LaFAYETTE, Ga. — District Attorney Leigh Patterson rested the state’s case against former police officer Sam Parker this afternoon, after a morning of tearful testimony from Theresa Parker’s family.
Posted: Thursday - Aug. 27, 2009
Sam Parker’s lawyer asks for mistrial
Accused killer Sam Parker’s lawyer, David Dunn, asked Judge Jon “Bo” Wood today to declare a mistrial after Theresa Parker’s pregnant niece gave tearful testimony.
Posted: Thursday - Aug. 27, 2009
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Witnesses testify to violence, threats by Sam Parker
LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- Attorney David Dunn asked witnesses in the murder trial of Sam Parker on Wednesday if they were testifying against his client to pay back personal vendettas.
Posted: Wednesday - Aug. 26, 2009
Parker’s ex-wife cites violent incidents
Prosecutors in the Sam Parker murder trial today called Mr. Parker’s ex-wife, Keila Beard to testify about two violent encounters she had with the former LaFayette police officer.
Posted: Wednesday - Aug. 26, 2009
More Parker interviews played for jury
LaFAYETTE, Ga. — A few months after his wife disappeared, Sam Parker told a GBI investigator that his wife could be in Mexico.
Posted: Tuesday - Aug. 25, 2009
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GBI says Parker's story has 'inconsistencies'
LaFAYETTE, Ga. — A couple of days after Theresa Parker disappeared, her husband told investigators she was mentally unstable.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 24, 2009
LaFAYETTE: Sam Parker interview tape played in court
A taped interview of murder suspect Sam Parker is being played in court today during his trial.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 24, 2009
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Sam Parker: Sheep dog or wolf? Testimony reveals two sides of former police officer
LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- Former LaFayette police officer Sam Parker could make friends laugh until their sides hurt, but he also could scare his wife so much that she carried a gun for protection.
Posted: Saturday - Aug. 22, 2009
Officers express doubts on Parker
LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- Former LaFayette police officer Freddie Roden said he trusted his longtime friend Sam Parker before he was charged with murder, but now he isn't so sure.
Posted: Friday - Aug. 21, 2009
Fellow officers testify in Parker trial
Several of Sam Parker’s co-workers in the LaFayette Police Department testified this morning at his murder trial.
Posted: Friday - Aug. 21, 2009
Parker 'not myself' in taped phone conversation
LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- The day before Theresa Parker disappeared, her husband said he was in shock about his divorce and still distraught about his father's death a couple of weeks earlier.
Posted: Thursday - Aug. 20, 2009
Theresa Parker’s mother testifies daughter’s husband threatened her life
Theresa Parker’s mother, Claire Careathers, gave tearful testimony this morning about a threat she said Sam Parker made on her life.
Posted: Thursday - Aug. 20, 2009
Friend says Parker acted normal on trip
LaFAYETTE, Ga. — Longtime local attorney William “Bill” Slack testified Wednesday that his friend Sam Parker did not seem unusual or nervous during their fishing trip the day after Theresa Parker disappeared.
Posted: Wednesday - Aug. 19, 2009
Deputy denies affair with Theresa Parker
 Lawyers in the Sam Parker trial questioned witness Shane Green this morning about his relationship with Theresa Parker.
Posted: Wednesday - Aug. 19, 2009
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Ex-officer states Parker discussed shooting of wife
LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- Former LaFayette police Officer Harbin "Ben" Chaffin said he "blubbered like a baby" after his friend and co-worker Sam Parker called him and said he'd murdered his wife.
Posted: Tuesday - Aug. 18, 2009
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Chaffin: Parker told me he shot his wife in the head
LaFayette, GA. — Former LaFayette, Ga., police officer Ben Chaffin testified this morning in Walker County Superior Court that former Officer Sam Parker told him he shot his wife Theresa Parker in the head.
Posted: Tuesday - Aug. 18, 2009
Dozens come to watch Parker trial
LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- Sitting behind his life-long friend in court, Bevin Walker said it is painful to see Sam Parker on trial for murder.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 17, 2009
Theresa Parker was in Gatlinburg before she disappeared
Two employees of a Gatlinburg, Tenn., lodge testified this morning that Theresa Parker stayed there the week before she disappeared.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 17, 2009
Chaffin will testify against Sam Parker
Former LaFayette police officer Harbin “Ben” Chaffin has been given immunity from prosecution and will testify against his one-time co-worker Sam Parker.
Posted: Sunday - Aug. 16, 2009
Sam Parker trial starts Monday
Since Theresa Parker disappeared more than two years ago, her family has longed for answers.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 3, 2009
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Budget woes cloud return to school
After the state school board last week took special action to accommodate Gov. Sonny Perdue's request for teacher furloughs, some are wondering if legislators will need a special session to handle Georgia's worsening budget woes.
Posted: Monday - Aug. 3, 2009
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Teachers deal with budget cuts
Teachers and administrators in Northwest Georgia said they feel many emotions as a new school year approaches and as they learn more about the impact of state budget cuts on schools.
Posted: Friday - July 31, 2009
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Morrison: It really is easy to be green
This column topic recently spawned the following -- only semi-serious -- conversation:
Posted: Thursday - July 30, 2009
Ruptured pipe soaks school in Walker
LaFayette Middle School principal Mike Culberson said he could hear the worry in his wife's voice Tuesday when she asked him to come to Chattanooga Valley Elementary School, where she is the assistant principal.
Posted: Tuesday - July 28, 2009
Reading, writing, cutting
"Here we go again."
Posted: Monday - July 27, 2009
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Learning about Lincoln
DUNLAP, Tenn. — History has made Abraham Lincoln a man of myth, a fabled leader without flaw, said Sequatchie County High School teacher and historian Henry Camp.
Posted: Monday - July 27, 2009
Area schools saying no to new taxes
School boards in Northwest Georgia will meet this week to deal with the governor's recent request for furloughs and more budget cuts.
Posted: Sunday - July 26, 2009
Teachers disagree on credit recovery
A Catoosa County educator said it's a good thing that struggling high school students have another option -- a fast-track way to earn a passing grade in a class they are failing.
Posted: Friday - July 24, 2009
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Few students take option to switch school zones
Parents and students in Walker and Whitfield counties still have time to decide if they want to attend a school outside their designated zone.
Posted: Thursday - July 23, 2009
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Dade County schools react quickly to account for furlough
Even though Dade County School Superintendent Patty Priest planned for the possibility of furloughs, Gov. Sonny Perdue's request that teachers take three days off this year still took her by surprise.
Posted: Wednesday - July 22, 2009
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Gov. Perdue requests teacher furloughs
Northwest Georgia educators today will be figuring out what to do about Gov. Sonny Perdue's request that teachers take three furlough days this year to cope with the state's looming $3 billion budget shortfall.
Posted: Wednesday - July 22, 2009
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