Ken Stanford

Sales of new homes surged 9.6 percent in July, another sign the housing market is climbing back from the historic bottom it reached early this year. Driven by falling prices, the fourth-straight monthly increase was greater than expected.

The head of the Hall County Democratic Committee calls Ted Kennedy, who died early Wednesday, a man who worked "tirelessly and passionately" for his beliefs, rightfully earning him respect from all over the world. Mike Freeman was one of thousands of political and government leaders from all over the world reacting to Kennedy's death.

Six of eight people packed into a compact car - two of them in the trunk - were injured Tuesday night near the Hall-White county line when the car left the road and hit a tree.

A Georgia economist predicts the region will have to wait until 2011 for a real recovery that includes job growth.

New officers for the Gainesville Redevelopment Authority were named Wednesday.

U.S. Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.), Fairburn Mayor Betty Hannah and Brenau University President Ed Schrader were among those who gathered Tuesday for the grand opening of Brenau’s newest South Atlanta/Fairburn regional campus.

More than 200 employees have accepted a retirement incentive offer from Gwinnett County.

Orders for durable goods rose last month by the largest amount in two years, fresh evidence that manufacturing is rebounding from the recession.

People in Pendergrass used a town council meeting last night to vent their frustrations over the turmoil inside city hall.

Losses are put at about half-a-million dollars from a pre -dawn fire Tuesday that gutted a combination garage/apartment in North Hall.