Ken Stanford

Drought conditions now cover all of Georgia except for parts of three counties in the extreme southeastern portion of the state.

The Newtown Florist Club's annual Martin Luther King Day observance Jan. 15 will begin with a special program at St. John Baptist Church.

An Alpharetta man has been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted child abduction in Forsyth County.

A Brenau University student from Hoschton is one of five winners of scholarships from the Georgia Association of Broadcasters.

Non-essential state agencies from Columbus to Augusta and northward will be closed Monday due to the winter weather advisory.

The winners in Gainesville's annual Arbor Day Art & Essay Contests have been announced as well as plans for this year's Arbor Day celebration.

The Braselton Planning Commission is scheduled to consider plans for a residential development and a warehouse-distribution facility later this month.

A Flowery Branch man, a juvenile from Gainesville and a Braselton woman have been charged in connection with an armed robbery in Walton County.