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1657:Milton
1631:Wilkes
1626:Wilcox
1591:Warren
1581:Walton
1576:Walker
1561:Twiggs
1556:Turner
1536:Toombs
1526:Thomas
1511:Taylor
1496:Talbot
1491:Sumter
1461:Schley
1431:Putnam
1411:Pierce
1386:Oconee
1381:Newton
1371:Murray
1366:Morgan
1356:Monroe
1346:Miller
1326:Marion
1276:Lanier
1241:Jasper
1206:Harris
1176:Greene
1166:Gordon
1151:Gilmer
1146:Fulton
1121:Fannin
1106:Elbert
1096:Echols
1066:DeKalb
1056:Dawson
1036:Coweta
1016:Coffee
1006:Clinch
991:Clarke
946:Camden
916:Brooks
886:Bartow
881:Barrow
778:Athens
768:Albany
652:Sports
524:People
481:Topics
206:Pooler
188:, and
176:, and
152:, and
146:Pierce
142:Lanier
134:Echols
130:Clinch
122:Camden
85:, and
1641:Worth
1616:White
1601:Wayne
1571:Upson
1566:Union
1551:Troup
1541:Towns
1441:Rabun
1401:Peach
1316:Macon
1271:Lamar
1266:Jones
1231:Irwin
1221:Henry
1216:Heard
1171:Grady
1161:Glynn
1131:Floyd
1116:Evans
1091:Early
1076:Dooly
1071:Dodge
1046:Crisp
936:Butts
931:Burke
921:Bryan
876:Banks
866:Baker
861:Bacon
798:Macon
617:Crime
551:Music
539:radio
489:Index
457:State
298:(PDF)
226:Jesup
158:Bryan
154:Wayne
138:Glynn
114:Bacon
1586:Ware
1531:Tift
1421:Polk
1416:Pike
1301:Long
1211:Hart
1191:Hall
1051:Dade
1031:Cook
1011:Cobb
996:Clay
901:Bibb
364:2011
174:Long
150:Ware
1286:Lee
519:Law
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