Kevin West

Neither Florida nor Tennessee thinks their offenses have played well so far.

The director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that an increase in the number of false alarms reporting possible anthrax or smallpox over the past year shows local health departments are on guard for bioterrorism.

Federal health officials said Thursday that West Nile virus can probably be spread by transfusion, so all blood donations will likely be screened for the virus as soon as a test can be developed.

Northwestern State will limp into its game Saturday with eighth-ranked Georgia.

Gwinnett County acquired 61 acres of land with a view of Stone Mountain and plans to turn it into a park that offers hiking, jogging, picnicking and other activities.

Carol Hicks is hoping to give former inmates of the Cobb County jail a new start in life through discipline, clean living and faith in God.

Southern flue-cured tobacco growers, plagued by drought, a rampant plant disease, untimely rainfall and low prices, have suffered through one of their worst seasons in memory and lost millions.

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools was evaluating Life University this week, nine months after it issued a warning sanction and refused to renew the school's accreditation for a ten-year period.

If defeated Representative Cynthia McKinney is mulling the possibility of leaving the Democratic Party to run for president on the Green Party ticket, she's not discussing it with other Democrats in the Georgia delegation.

Procter and Gamble Company sued a competitor Thursday to protect trade secrets. P&G says Georgia-Pacific Corporation hired away a manager with knowledge of P&G's paper manufacturing technology.