Lottery player wins $1 million
DALTON, Ga. – Dalton resident Charles Shaw, a door frame inspector for a car manufacturer, won a $1 million prize playing the instant game 50X The Money.
Kankus Express 0101, 2958 Cleveland Highway in Dalton, sold the winning ticket, according to a news release from the Georgia lottery.
Shaw, who has no immediate plans for the money, said his win seems unbelievable.
“I’m pretty calm. I don’t think it has sunk in yet,” he said in the release.
Hunter dies in fall from tree stand
SUWANEE, Ga. – Authorities say a hunter was killed and son injured when they plunged from a tree stand in a wooded area northeast of Atlanta.