Ken Stanford

The search for an escapee from the Hall County Correctional Institute is over.

The number of new jobless claims nationwide increased by 627,000 last week while another government report showed an unexpectedly big increase in wholesale inflation.

A economic shot in the arm for Gwinnett County: 300 new jobs are coming to the Norcross area.

The Third Annual Georgia Latino Forum Meeting & Conference is scheduled Saturday at Gainesville State College.

An East Hall woman is the winner of a 2009 Toyota Corolla which was given away as part of a fundraiser for Net India Ministries.

Lumpkin County is considering a plan to consolidate polling places which could cut the cost of holding an election almost in half.

Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) has imposed restrictions on employee travel and a hiring freeze as it tries to cope with the struggling economy which is greatly impacting the calls for new electrical service.

Construction of new homes plunged to a record low in January as all parts of the country showed big declines in building activity.

A report in the Washington Post raises the possibility of yet another economic blow to the state of Georgia.

The Gainesville School System is delaying action on employee contracts for the coming school year by two months.