Sunday July 7th, 2024 3:16PM

Ken Stanford

Contributing Editor
Ken  Stanford
July pending home sales rise to 2-year high
A gauge of future U.S. home sales rose more than expected in July to the highest level in over two years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of a tax credit that expires this fall.

1:48PM ( 14 years ago )
Covington man arrested after 4-county chase
From Banks County to Atlanta... police are compiling a list of charges against a man who led them on a one-and-a-half hour chase Monday.
11:13AM ( 14 years ago )
Landfill assessment ready for review
Hall County has completed an assessment of the Allen Creek Landfill's potential impact on groundwater.
9:45AM ( 14 years ago )
Schools look to teacher furloughs to trim budgets
High school librarian Melissa Payne is starting her new school year with $1,000 less in her paycheck and three days that she'll be forced to stay home from her job. Payne is one of thousands of teachers in Georgia and elsewhere in the country beginning the new school year in the face of mandatory furloughs as school systems coast-to-coast grapple with shrinking budgets.

9:38AM ( 14 years ago )
NDO getting $2M federal grant
Nearly $2 million in federal funds is headed to Gainesville to help combat homelessness in northeast Georgia.

7:45AM ( 14 years ago )
New book traces NGCSU's history
More than 100 years of of North Georgia College and State University history has been condensed into 160 pages of a new book.

7:07AM ( 14 years ago )
Police chase ends in Hall
A police chase that began early today in Gwinnett County ended just inside Hall County near Buford.
6:40AM ( 14 years ago )
Schools getting reports of swine flu
School officials in northeast Georgia are beginning to hear reports of swine flu among some of their students.
6:37AM ( 14 years ago )
Study: 1 in 10 binge drinkers get on the road
One in 10 binge drinkers got behind the wheel the last time they drank heavily. And half of those drivers left from a bar, restaurant or nightclub after downing five or more drinks, a new study has found.
4:54AM ( 14 years ago )