Ken Stanford

Coca-Cola Inc. plans to acquire the North American operations of its largest bottler in a move that mirrors similar deals by its main rival PepsiCo, as both try to gain more control of distribution to keep up with shoppers' changing tastes.

An investigation is reportedly underway into hate message that were written near the entrance to Grandview Estates subdivisioin in Flowery Branch.

An Augusta group is organizing a movement to try to change the Georgia state bird from the brown thrasher to the chicken.

State lawmakers have been told that a hefty tuition increase for Georgia's public colleges and universities is needed to offset budget cuts... a SEVENTY-SEVEN percent increase, to be exact.

The Hall County 911 center has a new mascot.

Sales of new homes plunged to a record low in January, underscoring the formidable challenges facing the housing industry as it tries to recover from the worst slump in decades.

United Way of Hall County has named Joy Simpson Griffin as Vice-President of Resource Development.

The Rockdale County sheriff's office says an infant bitten by the family dog has died in an Atlanta hospital.

A working smoke detector may have led to a different outcome when fire struck an Oakwood condominium last week killing a 53-year-old woman who was apparently asleep at the time.

The hit to the pocketbook might not be as bad as expected if even if Atmos Energy is approved for natural gas rate hike.