Sunday October 6th, 2024 2:25PM

Ken Stanford

Contributing Editor
Ken  Stanford
Report shows homelessness down in Georgia
A federal report shows Georgia's large homeless population shrank between 2007 and 2008, but found there was not enough shelter space available statewide and more than half of Georgia's homeless go unsheltered.
1:15PM ( 15 years ago )
NDO readying cooling bill help program
A summer program in northeast Georgia that helps people with their air conditioning bills will continue this year despite a reduction in funds.
11:00AM ( 15 years ago )
White countians sound-off on proposed waste disposal plan
White County residents packed the White County Courthouse courtroom Thursday night for a public hearing by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division on the draft application of Chris Mote's Pumping Service for land application of septage waste in the county.
9:51AM ( 15 years ago )
GM emerges from bankruptcy
General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson says the new GM will be far faster and more responsive to customers than the old one.

9:45AM ( 15 years ago )
May trade deficits dips more than expected to $26B
The U.S. trade deficit fell to the lowest level in more than nine years in May as exports posted a small gain while the weak American economy pushed imports down for a 10th straight month.
9:11AM ( 15 years ago )
Convenience store robbed
A robbery was reported at a north Gainesville convenience store not long after daybreak Friday.
8:51AM ( 15 years ago )
In search of a skinny-dipping record
Looking for a different way to spend a Saturday afternoon? How about participating in a nationwide effort to set a world record for mass skinny-dipping?
6:32AM ( 15 years ago )
Initial jobless claims up 95 percent; N. Georgia hit hard
The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) says that 88,756 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for state unemployment insurance benefits in June, an increase of 94.8 percent from June of 2008.
5:52AM ( 15 years ago )
Guardsmen's deaths: 'Heartbreaking news'
Georgia Adjutant General calls the deaths of two members of the Georgia Army National Guard in Afghanistan on Monday "heartbreaking news."
12:57PM ( 15 years ago )
Hall EOCTs results
Hall County school officials are well-pleased with the showing of 8th-graders on this year's End-of-Course high school graduation tests (EOCTs).
11:58AM ( 15 years ago )