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A Georgia university has received a new name.

Forsyth County's annual Trunk or Treat Halloween celebration will be held Oct. 24 at the Cumming Fairgrounds.

Americans stepped up their spending on cars, restaurant meals, groceries and clothing in August, suggesting that consumers will help sustain U.S. economic growth despite a broader global slowdown.

Piedmont College will host a Preview Day from 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Demorest campus.

Current and former officials defended Oklahoma's use of privately run prisons Monday following a weekend melee at one of the facilities that left four inmates dead and several others wounded.

Even in a smaller city like Sugar Hill, things can get a little loud, so Monday night, city council members voted unanimously to amend the city noise ordinance.

After a 16-year wait for studies and funding, workers aboard a 220-foot barge off the Georgia coast have begun deepening the channel used by cargo ships to reach the busy Port of Savannah.

Georgia's net tax collections for August were bolstered by the state's new transportation tax, which went into effect July 1.

Gas prices dipped another 6 cents nationwide since last week, according to Sunday's fuel price report from AAA.