Ken Stanford

Only 24 permits were approved in Hall County last month for new, single-family homes - compared to 94 a year ago.

A Jackson County man was killed Wednesday night in a wreck in Banks County.

In Lafayette, Tenn., County Mayor Shelvy Linville could only shake his head at the horrific toll left by a deadly series of tornadoes that pounded across the South - with the death toll now at least 55.

Gainesville City Council members and other city officials are packing their bags for the start of a three-day retreat in the northeast Georgia mountains today.

The Atlanta Hawks will be trying for their third straight win Wednesday night when they host the Los Angeles Lakers.

Thrashers All-Star forward Ilya Kovalchuk is back in uniform after missing two games with a knee injury.

The Philadelphia Flyers continued their domination of the Thrashers with their ninth straight win over Atlanta.

It could be anohter water war in the making. Two Georgia legislators want Tennessee to share water from its river with Atlanta.

Governor Sonny Perdue has announced a reduction on restrictions on outdoor watering in Georgia, particularly on landscaping.

John McCain earned himself a super Wednesday, a day to savor coast-to-coast primary victories that ratified him as the Republican front-runner, while Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama dug in after a night of divided spoils in a Democratic presidential contest.