Sugar Hill city council members gave their unanimous approval Monday night to annex a parcel of land along Suwanee Dam Road to be used as part of the city's Sugar Loop Greenway.
Georgia authorities say a sheriff's deputy was hit by shotgun pellets and a man was wounded in the shoulder when gunfire broke out at a Troup County home.
A winter storm left parts of several southern states, including Georgia, with snow early Saturday as its slow march across the region left grocery shelves empty and many roads impassable.
Recent rains have eliminated the worst drought conditions in the Southeast, but nearly three-quarters of the region, including most of north Georgia, remains well below normal in rainfall.
As Georgians go out to buy food, water and other needed supplies before snow is predicted to fall in parts of the state this weekend, they also need to make sure their vehicles are ready, according to the Governor's Office of Highway Safety.
