Gag order imposed in case of children who drowned in sewage pond

Judge's ruling limits statements to media in the runup to the trial, the Augusta Chronicle reports.

Columbia County 162nd in the nation in per-capita income

That's according to the Census Bureau, which in August dumped out a bunch of newly updated statistics for the not-quite-800 largest (in population) counties in the U.S. Columbia talled $27,496 in per-capita income, ranking it beneath Worcester County, Mass., and Northampton County, Pa. (The ranking only considered counties with at least 65,000 residents, so sorry, Warren, McDuffie and other nearby counties weren't included -- Columbia was the closest one on the list.) Highest Georgia county on the list: No surprise – Fulton at 30th ($35,795) followed immediately by Fayette ($35,639) at 31st.

Good news from Oslo: They found 'The Scream'

Edvard Munch's "The Scream" had been AWOL for two years (link goes to Washington Post.com).

Plastic tubing plant to create 30 new jobs

Plastic Tubing Industries will build an $11 million plant in Warrenton by next summer, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports.

McKinney loses in runoff bid

U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney, who a few years ago was Warren County's Congresswoman, has lost in her re-election bid to challenger Hank Johnson. (The congressional districts have since been redrawn, and Warren County is now in the district represented by U.S. Rep. John Barrow.) The link goes to the Journal-Constitution story on the election.

Warrenton honored for National Main Street recognition

One of 69 Georgia cities recognized as such.

Turner South being sold; TBS to show fewer Braves games in coming years

Rupert Murdoch's Fox News may buy Turner South, while the Braves themselves may be sold to the guy who owns the Falcons, the Macon Telegraph reports.