Wednesday October 9th, 2024 2:25AM

Ken Stanford

Contributing Editor
Ken  Stanford
UN rights experts criticize Arizona law
Six U.N. human rights experts say a new law on illegal immigration in Arizona could violate international standards that are binding in the U.S.
9:46AM ( 14 years ago )
Hall schools best state average on graduation test
Hall County schools have again beat the state average on the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT).
9:00AM ( 14 years ago )
5 dead, dozens injured as tornadoes hit Plains
Violent storms that tore through the southern Plains killed five people and injured dozens more, leaving behind flattened homes, toppled semitrailers and downed power lines.
8:00AM ( 14 years ago )
Special elections today
Voters in North Georgia will go to the polls in several special elections today.
5:59AM ( 14 years ago )
BOE to be asked to close Jones Elementary
The Hall County Board of Education will be asked tonight to close Jones Elementary School for the coming school year, in accordance with the plan that has been discussed in recent weeks.
2:44PM ( 14 years ago )
US cancer costs double in nearly 20 years
The cost of treating cancer in the United States nearly doubled over the past two decades, but expensive cancer drugs may not be the main reason why, according to a surprising new study.
12:00PM ( 14 years ago )
Brief disturbance at RYDC
Things quickly returned to nromal Monday morning at the Regional Youth Detention Center in Gainesville following a disturbance involving "12-to-15" detainees.
11:55AM ( 14 years ago )
City taking bids on pedestrian bridge
The City of Gainesville has opened bidding on the pedestrian walkway that is planned over Jesse Jewell Parkway.
11:23AM ( 14 years ago )
Kelly takes office as police chief
Brian Kelly became Gainesville police chief Monday, trading in his lieutenant bars for the stars of a police chief during a ceremony at the Georgia Mountains Center.
11:16AM ( 14 years ago )
Elena Kagan chosen by Obama for Supreme Court
President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, declaring she would demonstrate the same independence, integrity and passion for the law exhibited by retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.
10:50AM ( 14 years ago )