Georgia News

Gov. Nathan Deal has issued a state of emergency due to winter weather for 83 counties, spanning much of central and north Georgia.

Travel from South Carolina into Georgia on Interstate 85 will be hampered by an emergency lane closure of a bridge over Lake Hartwell for the foreseeable future.

There have been at least five deaths in Georgia attributed to the flu so far this season, with more than 300 people hospitalized because of it.

Three northeast Georgia cities - Cornelia, Commerce, and Toccoa - have been designated Rural Zones by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

A spokesman for Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin is questioning the credibility of Georgia Sen. David Perdue who says President Donald Trump did not refer to African countries using a vulgarity during a closed-door meeting.

Two members of the Georgia General Assembly from Gwinnett County and one from Habersham County have been named floor leaders for Gov. Nathan Deal - and Hall County's Butch Miller has been formally elected to the number two position in the state Senate

Forecasters said a handful of counties in northwest Mississippi were under a winter storm warning early Friday — and sleet, snow and freezing rain were also possible in Louisiana and Alabama.

An announcement by the Georgia Department of Economic Development on Thursday brought good news for Rabun County and Northeast Georgia.

Lavonia Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a while male who robbed Northeast Georgia Bank on Thursday.

A Gainesville woman, Katie Mathis Dubnik, and a woman from Lula, Caroline Black Lewallen, are among the members of this year's Leadership Georgia class.