By Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Sep. 4--From staff reports ---- What began as an effort of friends of late Pine Mountain restaurateur Charles Duck to help with the costs of treating cancer has become an annual event to help others battling the disease. Duck died in 2000.

By Harry Franklin, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Jun. 16--The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is considering whether to offer limited quota deer hunts in Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park, Pine Mountain.

By Greb, S F; Anderson, W H Coal, limestone, clay and sand and gravel are mined in Kentucky. Kentucky has been one of the top three coalproducing states in the nation for more than 50 years. Coal is primarily used by electric power plants and industrial markets.

By Harry Franklin, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. May 19--Some 30 World War II shipmates of the USS Biloxi and members of their families will hold their annual reunion today at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain.

By Bob Downing PINEVILLE, Ky. - The chain is huge, but Pineville is still at risk. Nevertheless, Chained Rock remains the No. 1 attraction at Pine Mountain State Resort Park in southeast Kentucky, near the Tennessee border.