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Dacula Resident Through to Hollywood on ‘American Idol’
An 18-year-old Dacula resident is on his way to Hollywood after wowing the judges with a low-and-lonesome performance on ”American Idol.”
Josiah Siska, a golf-course maintenance worker, performed an acoustic version of “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky,” a 1948 country and western standard best known to modern audiences via Johnny Cash’s 1979 recording.
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“That’s just cool,” judge Harry Connick Jr. said. “We’ve never heard anything like that.” >>>Watch the performance.
Powerball Jackpot Goes Up (Again!) Tuesday
With the astronomical Powerball jackpot now bumped up to $1.5 billion as seemingly everyone in the country buys a ticket, a statistics expert cautions that buying multiple tickets doesn’t significantly boost your chance of winning the big one.
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In fact, one statistician says you are much more likely to die in a car crash than win the Powerball jackpot. >>>read more.
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Top 100 School Systems in Georgia
- New 2016 List: Niche.com ranks school systems based on teaching statistics and ratings from students and parents.
- Police are looking for a New Haven, CT, man after he allegedly attacked his ex with a caustic liquid after she refused to marry him.
Decatur Has Georgia’s Lowest Average Credit Card Debt
- A new list ranks the nation’s cities with the highest and lowest debt, and Decatur is Georgia’s only community to make the top 25.
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