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Thursday, November 29, 2012

News Near Cumming

Whtiney Houston's Adopted Son Arrested in Nearby Alpharetta

Nicholas David Gordon was stopped for speeding, reckless driving on North Point Parkway Wednesday night.

On the same day that Whitney Houston's daughter was cited in a traffic accident, her adopted son was charged with reckless driving and speeding in nearby Alpharetta for allegedly driving 82 mph on North Point Parkway. The Alpharetta Department of Public Safety reports that Nicholas David Gordon, 23, of Alpharetta, was arrested and charged after a car police say he was driving was stopped at 6:39 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, on North Point Parkway. An Alpharetta police officer assigned to the Traffic Enforcement Unit was operating a laser speed detection device on North Point Parkway when an incident report states he saw a gray Chevrolet Camaro speeding. The officer said his laser device tracked the car's speed at 82 mph in a 35 mph zone that…

Special K

8:33 am on Friday, November 30, 2012

Can't be chalked up to genetics in this case.   more ›

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

News Near Cumming

Whitney Houston's Daughter in Car Accident

Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of the late Whitney Houston was uninjured when her car went out of control and down an embankment.

A Chevy Camaro apparently driven by Bobbi Kristina Brown went off the roadway on Beaver Creek Road late this morning, traveling down an embankment before coming to a stop within nearby Alpharetta's Big Creek Greenway trail system. Brown was uninjured in the accident, according to George Gordon, Alpharetta Public Safety spokesman. He said the Alpharetta 911 center received a call from a passer-by who said us a black vehicle had left a roadway and went down an embankment. When Alpharetta police officers arrived on the scene, they found Brown standing beside the car, which had moderate damage. Check out TMZ's website for a photo of the car. George said the investigation revealed the driver lost control, causing the car to leave Beaver Creek …

Friday, February 17, 2012

Whitney Houston Funeral To Stream Online

Fans will be able to live stream Whitney Houston's funeral via Internet this Saturday.

Fans worldwide can watch Whitney Houston's funeral live via Internet this Saturday, according to the Washington Post. The funeral will stream in its entirety via its Celebritology page. A link will be available on the blog's main page Saturday morning. According to the blog, the funeral begins at noon Eastern Standard time and will take place at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., which was Houston’s childhood place of worship. Houston died last weekend of undisclosed causes. Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder are scheduled to perform, the Washington Post reported. Record producer Clive Davis also plans to speak. Other celebrities attending include Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Alicia Keys, Bobby Brown, and Kevin Costner.

niecey

6:08 pm on Friday, February 17, 2012

She will always be in my HEART Whitney i will always love u may u rest in peace....   more ›

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Singer Whitney Houston Dead at 48

The troubled superstar singer was found dead in her room at the Beverly Hilton Saturday.

Superstar singer Whitney Houston was found dead in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California Saturday night, according to CNN. The cause of her death is not immediately known, but local police did say there were "no obvious signs of criminal intent." Authorities pronounced her dead at 3:55 p.m. (6:55 p.m. EST) Saturday. The 48-year-old singer sold more than 170 million albums, singles and videos, also struggled with drugs and alcohol throughout the years.

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