Ken Stanford

Dense fog greeted early morning motorists across north Georgia Friday morning while snow, sleet and ice piled up on roads in Illinois, virtually paralyzing parts of the state.

Tyson Foods Inc., the world's largest meat company, which has plants in Gainesville, Athens, Commerce and elsewhere in Georgia, says it has signed a new agreement with its creditors that puts up just about the entire company as collateral for its loans.

The AAA Auto Club South says the Southeast is expected to lead the country in motorists hitting the road for Christmas travel.

Seven Hall County teenagers are among more than 122 youth graduating from the Georgia National Guard's Youth Challenge Academy (YCA) this weekend.

Georgia's unemployment rate has hit 7.5 percent, a 25-year high. Meanwhile, the state has lost nearly 95,000 jobs the past year and, nationwide, new claims for unemployment benefits dropped more than expected last week.

Cooper Tire & Rubber announced Wednesday it is closing its Albany plant, meaning the loss of more than 2,000 jobs in the Albany area... including more than 1,300 fulltime positions at the plant itself.

Two South Hall men have been arrested in connection with last week's burglaries of the Guilford Immediate Care Clinics in Braselton.

Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's biggest air carrier, has agreed to offer nearly 18.2 million common shares through Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Wall Street's enthusiasm over the Federal Reserve's rate cut has waned.

There are growing signs the major cable television provider in Hall County - Charter Communications - is headed toward bankruptcy.