Ken Stanford

The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld a lower court decision affirming the state's right to use touch-screen voting machines.

The state-imposed mandatory ban on outdoor burning in 60 north Georgia counties ends Thursday.

Flood victims in eight Georgia counties - including Stephens (the Toccoa area) - have been declared eligible for federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) because of last week's flooding.

The amount of rain recorded in Gainesville so far this month is the largest monthly total since September 2004.

The level of Lake Lanier which continue to rise over the weekend because of runoff from last week's heavy rains is now just shy of 1069... which is two feet below full pool.

The level of Lake Lanier which continue to rise over the weekend because of runoff from last week's heavy rains is now just shy of 1069... which is two feet below full pool.

Officials say they've been closely monitoring water quality in the Chattahoochee River and other waterways affected by the rainstorms that struck Georgia and other states in the Southeast. Pollution levels in the Chattahoochee are way up south of Atlanta because of what was washed into it.

Lower power bills are expected as TVA begins its new fiscal year on Thursday.

Gasoline prices in Georgia continued to drop last week... down another two cents a gallon and are down 15 cents a gallon in the past month.

Iran said it successfully test-fired the longest-range missiles in its arsenal on Monday, weapons capable of carrying a warhead and striking Israel, U.S. military bases in the Middle East, and parts of Europe.