Local/State News

The Georgia State Patrol has promoted Elbert County native Donnie O’Neal Saddler to post commander at Georgia State Patrol Post 7 in Toccoa.

After an entire day without phone service on Wednesday, Hall County Government has had the service partially restored.

An order last month allowed grand jury proceedings in Georgia courts to resume and now jury trials can start again after a months-long shutdown prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.

A fire that has been burning at a mulch company in the Auburn area since Saturday is causing visibility problems for motorists on nearby Georgia Highway 316.

A Franklin County driver will not face charges in the death of a pedestrian on Ga. 59 in Banks County Tuesday night.

Gov. Brian Kemp and the state’s top public health official on Wednesday urged all Georgians to get a flu shot this year to avoid what they called a “twindemic.”

The ongoing water war between Florida and Georgia is expected to go back before the United States Supreme Court at some point in the 2020-2021 term.

Georgia is taking a one-time $240 million hit to its bank account because accounting software wasn't sending the right share of sales taxes to local governments.

The Gainesville City Council gave unanimous approval Tuesday evening to an annexation request, followed immediately by a rezoning request, paving the way for Hall County’s first CarMax Auto Superstore.

One of Georgia’s most influential Latinos is a teacher in Gwinnett County.