Kevin West

The DeKalb County Board of Health said Wednesday that an 82-year-old Doraville man who died on September 9 was a probable case of the West Nile virus.

A nine-year-old girl was in guarded condition in the intensive care unit at Floyd Medical Center Wednesday after being struck in the head by an arrow.

Southwest Georgia farmers scrambled Wednesday to salvage their peanut crops following a torrential soaking from Tropical Storm Hanna, while agricultural officials in the Carolinas predicted major cotton losses from the storm's heavy rain.

At only 5-8, Louis Bacon can clear 6-8 in the high jump and easily dunk a basketball with a vertical leap of 38 inches.

Augusta-Richmond County authorities will arrest panhandlers who ask for money in downtown Augusta, a policy that has civil rights groups upset.

As many as 50 Upson County residents were evacuated from their homes after officials discovered toxic fumes coming from an underground tire fire.

A man suspected of raping and killing Jessica Carpenter has asked the teenager's family for forgiveness.

Kenneth Smith, a civilian employee at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, has been elected as the first black mayor in the history of the small coastal town of Kingsland.

Phillip Fulmer doesn't have Steve Spurrier to worry about anymore, which should make Saturday's Southeastern Conference showdown between No. 4 Tennessee and No. 10 Florida less stressful for the Vols' coach - but only slightly.

Macon has replaced the Whoopee, which folded after the last hockey season due to lagging attendance.