Ken Stanford

Gubernatorial hopefuls Roy Barnes and Nathan Deal clashed on Saturday over embryonic stem cell research, tort reform and tax returns in their first face-to-face meeting since winning their respective party's nominations for governor.

The North Georgia Technical College Foundation has received a donation of $15,000 from the First Citizens Foundation which will be used in the design phase of a planned expansion of the Currahee campus in Toccoa.

Hall County will be ramping up internal recycling efforts in county facilities and schools this fall using a quarter-million dollar federal grant.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is requesting public comments on a proposed rule change that would eliminate

Several Georgia communities have been rejected from participating in a federal program aimed at helping local authorities remove illegal immigrants who are dangerous from their communities.

The Food and Drug Administration is planning to inspect all of the country's largest egg farms before the end of next year following the massive recall of tainted eggs linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened as many as 1,500 people.

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Nathan Deal is backpedaling on casinos after at least one prominent Christian conservative activist called to voice concerns.

The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having children. The 2009 birth rate also set a record: lowest in a century.

To an outsider, it may raise eyebrows: Hall County spending millions of dollars for a building to use in centralizing government operations... while at the same time, county employees are being forced to take unpaid furlough days or, in some cases, being laid off. But, Assistant County Administrator Phil Sutton says it's not a fair comparison.

Gainesville Middle School is now listed as making Adequately Yearly Progress (AYP) this year.