Ken Stanford

Early/advance voting ends in Georgia for the Dec. 2 runoffs on Wednesday in most counties because of the Thanksgiving holidays, and although most Hall County offices will also be closed Wednesday the elections office will not.

First it was tougher immigration laws and other measures aimed at illegal immigrants. Now, it appears the struggling economy is having an impact on the number of illegal immigrants calling Georgia home.

Firefighters are blaming an unidentified arsonist for a rash of 11 fires since Sunday afternoon in DeKalb County.

Georgia gas prices are down 15 cents a gallon on average over the past week. Nationally, they are at a three-year low.

Rushing to rescue Citigroup, the government agreed to shoulder hundreds of billions of possible losses at the stricken bank and to plow a fresh $20 billion into the company.

Winter looks likely to be mild in the Midwest and dry in the Southeast, the government said Thursday.

Workers have begun installing a coffer dam at the site of the new boat ramps at Laurel Park in North Hall.

The Gaineville Schools superintendent plans to look into reports of attempts at the middle school to stifle some students' favorable comments on Barack Obama's election.

Georgia job losses over the past year total 61,300, or 1.5 percent.

Stock prices are lower in early trading. After falling to a five-year low yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 66 points in today's early going.