Ken Stanford

Fire heavily damaged a house on Cherokee Trail Sunday afternoon, according to Hall County Fire Chief David Kimbrell.

The Gwinnett County Fire Department has issued a number of precautions to follow in dealing with the conditions during and after the expected snow and ice storm.

Officials in charge of Gov.-elect Nathan Deal's inauguration have canceled a Monday prayer breakfast and a celebration at Philips Arena because of a looming ice and snow storm.

The suspect accused of killing six people and wounding Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was decribed as a disturbed young man who was rejected by the military and frequently disrupted his college class.

The state's Administrative Office of the Courts recently visited Hall County courts to view real time court reporting.

Gainesville attorney William "Bill" Rogers, Jr., Saturday was named by Gov.-elect Nathan Deal to be the new commissioner of the Georgia Real Estate Commission.

U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-9) called Saturday for his constituents to join in praying for the Arizona congresswoman and the others who were shot in Tucson earlier in the day.

With the National Weather Service winter storm watch in effect, Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (JEMC) has activated its Emergency Restoration Plan and is readying its line crews, right of way crews and office staff in case severe winter weather disrupts electric service.

A year after preservationists expected to complete the exterior renovation of the historic Jackson County Courthouse, contractors now are putting the finishing touches on that stage of the project.

Saying nobody wants to cut anybody's job but we have to be realistic, the dean of the Hall County state legislative delegation is getting ready to help tackle Georgia's growing budget deficit in the coming weeks.