Ken Stanford

Government agencies and schools around Georgia are remembering the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The Georgia Department of Transportation will open the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes on I-85 southbound and on State Route 316 westbound beginning late Thursday night with the lanes open by 5 a.m. Friday.

The state Labor Department announced Thursday that the number of laid-off workers filing first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits in Gainesville doubled in August.

Synovus Financial Corporation of Columbus plans to cut about 650 jobs over the next two years to save an estimated $50 million a year.

The Hall County coordinator for the Barack Obama campaign, as well as the South Hall-Buford coordinator, are being moved to another state as part of a renewed concentration on more competitive states.

Republican Rep. Ron Paul, the libertarian-leaning Texas lawmaker who attracted a devoted following in the GOP primaries, said Wednesday he rejected an appeal to endorse John McCain's presidential bid.

Georgia's struggling public defender system has begrudgingly agreed to slash its budget, but defiant members say they will also search for ways to mount a legal challenge.

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle's office has confirmed that the Gainesville native is preparing for a run for the governor's office in 2010.

Hurricane Ike barreled across the warm, energizing waters of the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday on its way toward the Texas coast after crashing through Cuba's tobacco country and toppling aging Havana buildings.

An Ethiopian refugee, who is now a well-respected author in this country, spoke at Lakeview Academy Tuesday.