Ken Stanford

State officials officials are asking motorists to avoid driving on the state's icy roads, at least until after daybreak and a 27-car pileup has occurred on the Atlanta Interstate system.

The Winter Weather Advisory for a large portion of north and central Georgia has been updated by the National Weather Service.

n independent candidate for Congress plans to kick off a petition drive to get his name on the ballot in Gainesville next week.

Hall County Commissioner Steve Gailey says he does not plan to seek re-election but is considering running for another office in 2012.

The Hall County Schools and Gainesville City Schools systems, and the Drug Free Coalition of Hall County are sponsoring two parent forums for dealing with youngsters suffering from alcohol and drug abuse.

One state agency reminds us that the snow expected to fall across about half the state today and tonight could produce hazardous driving conditions on some roads while another gearing up to do what it can to keep the roads clear.

The South has become the first region in the country where more than half of public school students are poor and more than half are members of minorities.

The freeze that lingered over much of the nation Wednesday was expected to be followed by strong winds and more bitter cold through the Midwest and deep into the South.

A number of North Georgia school systems have already announced that they will be closing early Thursday due to the chance of inclement weather.

A stubborn cold wave locked freezing temperatures in place across the central and eastern U.S. Wednesday as far south as Florida, where farmers worked to salvage millions of dollars' worth of strawberries and other crops, and parts of the South, including North Georgia, braced for snow.