Ken Stanford

The U.S. Forest Service has completed blazing and signing designated trails in the Chattahoochee and Oconee National forests in an effort to provide the public with better information about the location of trails and what modes of travel are allowed.

Corrections Corporation of America (CCA Monday announced a contract to manage detainees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) at a new prison in Gainesville, with a total design capacity of 502 beds, which is expected to create nearly 200 new jobs.

The Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) will be a part this week of a 100-day lobbying effort in Congress focusing on immigration reform, the economy and healthcare.

Two high school students were killed over the weekend when the car they were riding in hit a vehicle head-on and burst into flames.

The Jefferson High School Air Force JROTC has qualified to compete in the Air Force National Drill Competition April 3 in Washington.

The average price for gasoline in Georgia is up about two cents per gallon since this time last week, accordingto AAA.

A teacher at Lyman Hall Elementary School will receive the “Mary Frasier Equity and Excellence Award for 2009” from the Georgia Association for Gifted Children (GAGC) and a student at the World Language Academy is the winner of a poetry contest sponsored by Sylvan Learning Centers.

King & Spalding, one of Atlanta’s oldest and largest law firms, has laid off 37 attorneys and 85 staff.

Responding to increased demands of an aging population and well as to academic requirements of a diversity of non-traditional students, Brenau University will offer a new interdisciplinary Master of Science degree in applied gerontology with all coursework delivered totally online.

Responding to increased demands of an aging population and well as to academic requirements of a diversity of non-traditional students, Brenau University will offer a new interdisciplinary Master of Science degree in applied gerontology with all coursework delivered totally online.