Sunday October 6th, 2024 4:33PM

Ken Stanford

Contributing Editor
Ken  Stanford
Kenya's Kitwara wins Peachtree Road Race
Sammy Kitwara of Kenya won the 40th Peachtree Road Race with a time of 27:21 in his debut in the annual 6.2-mile event through the streets of Atlanta.
10:00AM ( 15 years ago )
Record-tying striper caught
Fishing on Lake Lanier this holiday weekend? Here's something to shoot for: a striped bass that weighs more than 63 pounds.
9:37AM ( 15 years ago )
Some drug traffickers apparently upgrading weaponry
Law enforcment officers in the Gainesville area have had their share of run-ins with Mexican drug traffickings - and now there are indications that the bad guys are becoming better armed.
9:06AM ( 15 years ago )
Sawnee EMC rate hike possible
Sawnee EMC customers should prepare themselves for a possible rate hike... the first major increase in 20 years.
8:52AM ( 15 years ago )
VA launches new GI Bill program
Six colleges in northeast Georgia - public and private - have agreed to participate in a revised GI Bill program.
7:43AM ( 15 years ago )
Lanier expected to draw huge crowds this weekend
Rangers and others who patrol Lake Lanier are bracing for much bigger crowds this holiday weekend than they had to deal with Memorial Day.
6:42AM ( 15 years ago )
Bear sighting... in the lake
A group of people visiting Lake Lanier recently spotted - and got pictures of - a bear swimming across Lake Lanier... about the same time there was a spate of "lion" sightings in the area.
6:32AM ( 15 years ago )
Electric car plant would employ 2,600
A South Korean company says Georgia is one of five states it is considering for an electric vehicle manufacturing plant that will create 2,600 jobs over the next five years.
12:42PM ( 15 years ago )
Owner of deck says support beam caused collapse
The owner of a parking deck that partially collapsed this week has says it was caused by a support beam that fell out of place.
11:31AM ( 15 years ago )
680-acre development planned in N. Hall
It's one of the largest proposed developments in the Gainesville area to come along since the the economic downturn began.
10:34AM ( 15 years ago )