Ken Stanford

Six Democrats running for governor debated Thursday whether more legalized gambling in Georgia is the way to bail out education, while Republicans sparred over whether teachers and hospitals should be tasked with helping catch illegal immigrants.

Fourteen Georgia state senators - including Jim Butterworth of Clarkesville - have sent a letter to the Georgia Board of Regents expressing their disappointment with what they see as a failure to comply with immigration laws.

Jan B. Bertrang is the new director of the Head Start/Pre-K center in Banks County operated by Ninth District Opportunity.

Almost 300 new jobs are coming to northeast Georgia as Walmart gets ready to open another new store.

The number of people filing new claims for jobless benefits nationwide rose sharply last week after three straight declines, another sign that hiring remains weak but in Georgia they are down more than 20 percent from a month ago.

There were no injuries and only minor damage when a small fire struck a Commerce nursing home Wednesday afternoon.

More than 450 acres in Dawson County have been purchased for conservation purposes.

An Alto man has died after an auto accident in Franklin County.

Forsyth County Sheriff Ted Paxton said Wednesday he is hopeful the county commission can find a way to give him the money he needs to run his department the rest of the year without having to resort to laying off deputies.

Georgia's 35 colleges and universities are hurrying to carry out a mandate from their governing body and verify the citizenship status of nearly 316,000 students by mid-August.