Ken Stanford

Britain raised its terror threat alert to the second-highest level Friday, one of several recent moves the country has made to increase vigilance against international terrorists.

The first major poll of this gubernatorial election year in Georgia is now out and its shows Democrat Roy Barnes in a statistical dead heat with any one of the Republican hopefuls.

A state law that kept a then-Gainesville school board member from seeking re-election last year is under attack in federal court.

Another hat has been tossed into the race for the 9th District Congressional seat, vacated by Nathan Deal.

A Gainesville man who heads the world's largest market forecasting company is scheduled to address a state legislative committee next week.

The number of newly-laid off workers seeking jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week, as the job market recovers at a slow and uneven pace.

Hoschton city officials are putting the final touches on disbanding the city's police department.

State officials said Wednesday they are shutting down adult mental health services at Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, the age-old hospital that symbolized the darkest days of psychiatric care in Georgia.

The state's top education chiefs on Wednesday railed against deep cuts Gov. Sonny Perdue has proposed for schools and colleges saying they could jeopardize student gains in the classroom.

he Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce hosted its first Industry Appreciation Luncheon today at the Chattahoochee Country Club in Gainesville and announced the winners of the first Industry of the Year awards.