Oxford teen wins Hero award

A Georgia teenager is among 25 people honored this year with a Carnegie Hero Award. 18-year-old Kyle Christopherson, of Oxford, Georgia, saved a 47-year-old man from drowning in the Atlantic Ocean at Daytona Beach Shores, Florida last July.

Georgia heroes receive honor

Two Georgia men have been honored with Carnegie metals for heroism. 48-year-old DeWayne D. Rodgers of Cumming helped save a man, his two sons and two daughters from a house fire in Cumming in August 2006. 52-year-old Steve Linder of Macon was also honored for rescuing a woman from a burning car December 2006. Industrialist Andrew Carnegie started funding the $5,000 awards in 1904 after being inspired by rescue stories from a mine disaster that killed 181 people.

Carnegie mansion to debut, again

A Cumberland Island mansion is on schedule to re-open in about a month. The 22,000 square foot Plum Orchard mansion was built in 1898 by the Carnegie family. It has undergone a $3-million dollar facelift over the past year-and-a-half. The National Park Service plans more renovations over the coming decade with original pieces including four Tiffany lamps, a grand piano and tables and chairs.