Dog beaten with hammer will march in parade (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Murphy — the dog who suffered severe head injuries after being bashed in the head with a sledgehammer earlier this month — will showcase his amazing recuperation as part of the Chick-fil-A Bowl parade Wednesday in downtown Atlanta. The Australian shepherd will walk with the Golden Retriever Rescue of Atlanta as part of the 1.25-mile parade from the Georgia Dome to the World Congress Center. ...

Dumped or destroyed: grim future for many a puppy in the window (Muswellbrook Chronicle)

IT WOULD be a hard heart that could resist the sight of puppies tumbling over one another in a pet shop window.

City buys Coffee Bluff Marina for $1.5 million (Savannah Morning News)

Moe Sibilio eased his motorboat away from the dock at the Coffee Bluff Marina one recent sunny morning. He and his grandson, Brandon Evans, were out on the still, sparkling Forest River for some early morning fishing. Watch Alderman Tony Thomas talk about the city's plan to renovate the marina . High on the bluff behind them, a blond-haired girl tried out a bright pink scooter in the ...

Paw prints (Press & Sun-Bulletin)

Females: Lab mix, yellow, 2 years; boxer, brown/white, 4 years; Lab, black, 6 months; Blue Heeler mix, gray/white, 6 months.

New Year's parade celebrates the Cotton Bowl one more time (Dallas Morning News)

Terry Olafson, 70, grew up watching the Cotton Bowl parade and football games on TV. But on Thursday, Olafson sat only a few feet away from the action as the Comerica Bank New Year's Parade snaked slowly past him.