Georgia National Guardsmen and Army Reservists - some reportedly from a Gainesville unit - are among thousands around the country who are preparing for active duty after the holidays.
Chilly temperatures and plant diseases have delayed the planting of Georgia's sweet Vidalia onion crop, but there's also some good news about the ballyhooed bulbs.
For two months, they were on the move constantly, ate little and slept less -- learning what it took to become a member of one of the most storied military units in U-S history - and now they say they are ready.
A 20-year-old man pleaded guilty to murder and received two consecutive life sentences Friday for beating a Lilburn man to death in the head with a hammer.