Georgia News

A single westbound lane will be closed Tuesday night into Wednesday morning as crews pour concrete along the new Ga. 53 bridge in Hall County.

A Gainesville man is facing charges for allegedly tying a dog to train tracks in the area of White Sulphur Road and leaving it to be hit by an on-coming train.

Crews will be working this week to replace a portion of the trail at Wilshire Trails Park, officials announced.

Average retail gasoline prices in Georgia have fallen 0.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.18/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 5,883 outlets in the state, but they increased more than three cents a gallon nationally.

Republicans chosen as Georgia's presidential electors are set to support President-elect Donald Trump.

Experts at the University of Georgia Terry College of business predict a prosperous year for the state's economy in 2017.

The University System of Georgia's African-American Male Initiative will fund a course this spring at the University of North Georgia aimed at helping African-American male students develop greater communication, decision-making and leadership approaches.

Sugar Hill City Council has given its approval to the 2017 operating and capital improvement budget, which will include work on the city's EpiCenter Project.

First-time applications for unemployment insurance in Georgia and in Gainesville were down in November compared to October, according to the state Labor Department.

The Georgia Council for the Arts recently announced the recipients of the new Vibrant Communities grant.