Georgia's top judge has struck a compromise with Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue over another round of budget cuts that some feared could bring the courts to a standstill.
An out-of-court settlement has been reached between City View LLC and Regions Financial over a tract of downtown Gainesville property where a high-rise hotel/office complex is planned.
The unemployment rate jumped to 9.4 percent in May, the highest in more than 25 years. But the furious pace of layoffs eased, with employers cutting 345,000 jobs, the fewest since September.
A northeast Georgia man with a history of staging unusual fundraisers is planning to walk a 1,000-mile loop between the White House and the Capitol to encourage people to donate international calling cards to troops overseas.
Gainesville's public transit system - the Red Rabbit - will participate again this year in "Dump the Pump Day" by offering free rides in order to promote the use of public transportation.
