Georgia News

A White County man died as a result of a single-vehicle wreck north of Cleveland early Thursday.

The state Board of Regents has approved a tuition increase of two percent for all 28 of the colleges and universities in the University System of Georgia, which limits the increase systemwide to $27 to $98 per semester for a full-time, in-state undergraduate student.

State and local officials gathered on the campus of North Georgia Technical College in Clarkesville Wednesday morning to celebrate something officials believe will benefit all of North Georgia for decades to come.

Firearms permits issued in Georgia are now valid in Virginia, and vice-versa, officials announced Wednesday.

More charges have been levied against a Flowery Branch accused of stealing checks out of mail boxes, altering them and — utilizing a fraudulent identification card — using them to make purchases.

A fire Sunday afternoon in the Flowery Branch area has been ruled accidental, officials announced Monday.

A Gainesville woman has been named to the State Board of Occupational Therapists.

Dahlonega and Toccoa are among eight new Georgia Main Street Cities that will become part of the current Georgia's Exceptional Main Street Program.

Habersham County Animal Care and Control Director Madi Hawkins said no stolen dogs have been identified among the 350 animals rescued over the past few days at a puppy mill in the county.

Gwinnett County court officials have dismissed 89 cases involving the two officers fired for punching and kicking an unarmed suspect during a traffic stop in Lawrenceville.