Sunday October 6th, 2024 3:25AM

Ken Stanford

Contributing Editor
Ken  Stanford
Tornado siren test scheduled Wednesday
The Hall County weather warning system will be tested Wednesday morning.
1:38PM ( 14 years ago )
Retail sales up more than expected in October
Retail sales rose more than expected in October due largely to a big rebound in auto sales. But broader consumer spending remains under pressure, raising questions about the durability of the recovery.
1:34PM ( 14 years ago )
Fire destroys boat
Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed a boat at a house near Flowery Branch early Monday.

1:28PM ( 14 years ago )
Feds charge Kuwaiti company with defrauding US out of billions
A Kuwaiti logistics company has been charged with multiple conspiracy counts to defraud the U.S. in connection with multibillion-dollar contracts to feed American troops in Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan.
1:23PM ( 14 years ago )
Water task force seeking ideas from the public
A new call is going out for public input into Georgia's water needs.
The appeal comes from the co-chairmen of a task force studying just that.
11:12AM ( 14 years ago )
Ga. Lottery bonuses increase to $2.75 million
The Georgia Lottery Corp. says its employees received $2.75 million in bonuses this year, up by more than 8 percent from 2008.
9:45AM ( 14 years ago )
AIDS patients to president: Send more money south
AIDS victims, activists, and health care professionals want the Obama Administration to provide more money to combat the disease's toll in the rural South.

7:51AM ( 14 years ago )
Ga. land conservation sees $5.5M
Georgia land conservation projects will receive $5.5 million from a massive federal funding bill.
6:47AM ( 14 years ago )
Fly fishing challenge Sat. in Lumpkin Co.
The first annual Gold Rush Cup Fly Fishing Challenge, scheduled Saturday from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. at Frog Hollow on the Chestatee River in Lumpkin County, will feature at least five two-person teams.
4:52PM ( 14 years ago )
AJC: Number of stimulus jobs in Ga. overstated
An analysis suggests recipients of federal stimulus dollars have overstated the number of jobs created or saved in Georgia.
1:17PM ( 14 years ago )