Georgia News

Banks County Clerk of Court Tim Harper got the surprise of his professional life Thursday afternoon when he unknowingly arrived as the guest of honor at a ceremony in his honor.

Banks County Economic Developer Hannah M. Mullins will leave the county at the end of her contract in November.

Tim Lee, 62, executive director of Habersham Partnership for Growth, died Sunday at Northeast Georgia Medical Center after his cancer returned over the summer.

An investigation into hundreds of senior assisted living and large personal care homes in Georgia turned up more than 600 allegations involving neglect and 90 of abuse by caregivers over the past four years.

State officials say the ongoing drought has made outdoor burning in Georgia more dangerous than in previous years, and that, coupled with the end of the annual summer burn ban in 54 counties, has them on edge.

Authorities say a driver who had been fleeing from deputies crashed into a vehicle in central Georgia, killing four people.

Athens Highway and Georgia 365 are among the deadliest highways in Georgia, according to a new study

Drought conditions now cover 99 percent of Georgia, including all the northeastern part of the state, and up from 65 percent a week ago.

Kenton Hall, the man accused of killing his wife and stabbing two of her friends, was shot by a Toccoa police officer after brandishing a knife Tuesday afternoon.

A woman who was lost on Yonah Mountain for about five hours Monday was reunited with her spouse about 10:30 p.m.