Ken Stanford

In a culture where shorthand communication such as LOL laugh out loud is as common in conversations as ``Hello,'' Georgia judges are finding that cell phones and online social networking sites could pose problems in the courtroom.

The Braselton City Council Monday night will consider a request to extend the serving hours for alcoholic beverages on Friday and Saturday nights.

The Braselton City Council Monday night will consider a request to extend the serving hours for alcoholic beverages on Friday and Saturday nights.

Saying they obtained new evidence, senior White House officials said Sunday that the Pakistani Taliban were behind the failed Times Square bombing.

Romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Ariz., may be the source of a widespread E. coli outbreak that has sickened students in three states.

Senior citizens in one coastal Georgia town have been told they can't pray before meals at the town's senior center because the federal government covers most of the cost of the meals.

This year's Main Street Gainesville Mother's Day Sweepstakes winner is Betty Pardue of Gainesville.

Georgia Chief Justice Carol W. Hunstein told more than 400 Brenau University graduates Saturday that she felt a special bond with them because as a group they represented a changing definition of students’ seeking higher education now and in the future.

Clermont's request for representation on the Hall County Library Board will be considered by the board Tuesday night.

A buglary suspect who eluded a two-hour manhunt in Chestnut Mountain Wednesday night, is now in custody.