Ken Stanford

Applications for unemployment benefits fell last week for the fourth time in five weeks, a sign that layoffs are declining.

A number of streets in downtown Gainesville will be closed starting early this evening for the annual Mule Camp Market which begins tomorrow at 10:00.

The Hall County Board of Commissioners will hold a presentation and open discussion regarding the current status of the Glades Reservoir directly following the board's work session at the Georgia Mountains Center next Tuesday.

A Southern Baptist leader who is calling for Christians to avoid yoga and its spiritual attachments is getting plenty of pushback from enthusiasts who defend the ancient practice.

An examination of school bus driver training requirements in Georgia shows considerable variation.

A three-day environmental justice conference begins in Gainesville Thursday.

A Barrow County woman has been arrested for allegedly scamming churches after being busted in a similar con last year during which she solicited money on behalf of Toys for Tots.

Americans bought electronics and back-to-school clothes in September but held back on luxuries.

The return of fall-like weather has brought with it an increased chance of grass and woods fires across most of Georgia.

Secret talks aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan have begun between representatives of the Taliban and the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, The Washington Post reports.