Ken Stanford

The Athens-Clarke County Commission has voted to earmark $84 million in future sales tax revenue to expand and renovate the county jail.

A Habersham County man has become chairman of the Georgia Public Service Commission.

Georgia, Alabama and Florida have asked a judge to keep their negotiations in the long-running regional legal fight over water rights confidential.

President Barack Obama asserted on Tuesday that the U.S. government had enough information to foil the attempted bombing on a Christmas Day airline flight but intelligence agencies "failed to connect the dots."

New data shows seven of Georgia's least developed counties made fiscal improvements in 2009, while some of the highest performers - including Forsyth - saw declines.

Braselton has been named the country's top high-growth area for 2009 by a group that provides location intelligence services and data for the world's top retail brands.

This week's bone-chilling and unusually cold weather is beginning to impact north Georgia's homeless and other less fortunate while Florida farmers worry about their fruit crops as the cold air continues to grip the Sunshine State, as well.

Four public Georgia colleges and universities - including North Georgia in Dahlonega - have been named to this year's list of 100 Best Values in Public Colleges by Kiplinger's Personal Finance.

The name of the Oakwood man killed in a one-car crash Sunday afternoon south of Gainesville has been released.

A woman who served for 32 years on the Riverside Military Academy Board of Trustees will be buried in Gainesville Wednesday.