Ken Stanford

Sherry Ward has been selected to serve as the Finance Chairman for the State YMCA of Georgia in Banks County for 2011.

The Lake Lanier Association (LLA) has introduced the Lake Lanier Association credit card as its newest way to raise money.

The drought conditions now gripping the southern two-thirds of Georgia are expected to last through the summer, with a chance conditions could worsen through at least the middle of August, according to state climatologist David Stooksbury.

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits surged last week to the highest level in eight months, a sign the job market may be weakening.

Elachee Nature Science Center is considering the possibility of opening a nature-based preschool for three- and four-year-olds and is asking the public's help in determining the feasibility of the project.

The Gainesville Police Department Wednesday kicked off the Badges for Baseball Program at the Boys and Girls Club of Hall County.

The National Weather Service has determined that during the outbreak of tornadoes in Georgia last week, Lumpkin, White, Habersham and Rabun counties were hit by an EF-2 tornado with winds up to 120 miles an hour.

Republican Newt Gingrich has opened an Atlanta campaign headquarters in advance of his expected entry next week into the race for president.

Experts at the University of Georgia are trying to figure out why caterpillars are attacking oak trees in parts of northeast Georgia in such large numbers... and reports have been trickling in all day about infestations in a number of places.

Jayde Ramos, a 27-year-old from Gainesville, is among the top 20 contestants in maurices' Main Street Model Search.