Sunday October 6th, 2024 2:26AM

Ken Stanford

Contributing Editor
Ken  Stanford
Focus on athletes' safety in heat
They are called the Dog Days of Summer... hot, humid, sticky days - but high school football practice goes on in Georgia as does practice for the fall softball season. But not without extra precuations on the pratice fields.
1:30PM ( 15 years ago )
Aiken worried pet owners not protecting animals against rabies
While the number of confirmed rabies cases in Hall County is far lower than what it was this time last year (when a record number was recorded), the director of the Humane Society of Hall County said Monday he still considers the numbers alarming.
10:36AM ( 15 years ago )
Obama: immigration overhaul will have to wait
President Barack Obama says immigration reform is important but says other priorities such as his health care overhaul and financial regulation are going to come first.
9:18AM ( 15 years ago )
JFK's sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies at 88
President John F. Kennedy's sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who carried on the family's public service tradition by founding the Special Olympics and championing the rights of the mentally disabled, died Tuesday morning.
7:40AM ( 15 years ago )
Ga. colleges prepare for furloughs, layoffs
Georgia colleges are bracing for furloughs and layoffs as state officials prepare to cut millions from higher education spending in the newest round of budget reductions.
5:59AM ( 15 years ago )
Gainesville BOE approves TAD agreement
The Gainesville Board of Education Monday night approved an amended Tax Allocation District (TAD) with the City of Gainesville.
7:59PM ( 15 years ago )
Study: Ga. charter schools struggling financially
A new study shows that nearly half of the charter schools started by independent organizations in Georgia could be in financial trouble.
2:01PM ( 15 years ago )
Sharp exchange between Banks, Gailey
Monday's Hall County Commission work session ended with a heated discussion between Commissioners Steve Gailey and Bobby Banks.
1:20PM ( 15 years ago )
Start of work on Mt. Vernon resurfacing delayed
The start of work on Hall County's first road project using economic stimulus money has been delayed for at least a week because of the start of school.
12:53PM ( 15 years ago )
Juvenile charged after hit-and-run
A juvenile has been arrested by Gainesville police after he tried to retrieve his wrecked car which he had abandoned after an accident Sunday afternoon
11:04AM ( 15 years ago )