Kevin West

The West Hall and Lakeview tennis teams swept Newton County and East Hall respectively yesterday. The Gainesville boys and South Forsyth girls also picked up wins.

The Johnson soccer teams took it to Pickens County on the road Wednesday night, earning a sweep in Jasper. Meanwhile, the North Hall girls lost another close one, 1-0 to Clarke Central in overtime.

The U.S. economy, which fell into recession in early 2001, was already bouncing back in the final three months of the year, growing at an annual rate of 1.7 percent.

High school boys' golf teams from Gainesville, West Hall, and Buford; and girls teams from North Forsyth and Jackson County all posted Wednesday wins.

The parent company of United Airlines spent $5.7 million last year to buy out the remaining three years of a contract with its former chairman and chief executive officer.

One special operations forces member was killed and another serviceman was injured Thursday in a training accident near a U.S. base in Afghanistan, U.S. military officials said.

An executive of handheld computer maker Palm says Microsoft has attempted to block Palm's development by holding back access to development tools and that Palm would benefit from the remedies that nine states want to impose on Microsoft for antitrust

Drug-related gunfire broke out at a Habitat for Humanity site, leaving seven volunteers from the University of Alabama to run for cover.

New members of the Tybee Island City Council are now saying the city - not the historical society - should own the 120-year-old lighthouse.

A Superior Court jury has convicted a former youth baseball coach of molesting a player who was 7 or 8 years old.