Ken Stanford

For 11 years we have been the Hall County YMCA, says Mike Brown, CEO of the YMCA here in Hall County, but now the YMCA is expanding its service across 8 Counties in the Northeast Georgia region.

The rate at which infants die in the United States has dropped substantially over the past half-century, but broad disparities remain among racial groups, and the country stacks up poorly next to other industrialized nations.

Water resource legislation that survived a presidential veto a few days ago includes funding for Hall County and several other places in northeast Georgia, including Stephens County and Dahlonega.

Barry Church says he'll miss helping people, but, after 34 years, won't miss being on call 24/7.

The news keeps getting worse for homeowners, potential homeowners, vendors and others associated with the Seasons at Lake Lanier residential development in Gainesville. The developer filed for bankruptcy Friday.

Authorities say the "Grandpa Bandit" - wanted in connection with a Suwanee, Ga. bank robbery - has struck again at the same Knoxville credit union he was accused of robbing last week.

Merck & Co. said Friday it will pay $4.85 billion to end thousands of state and federal lawsuits over its painkiller Vioxx in one of the largest drug settlements ever.

Brent Hoffman of Prudential Georgia Realty in Gainesville has been named the number one commercial agent in the state for the third quarter in a row.

Lake Lanier Islands Resort announces the appointment of Stephanie S. Orr as Director of Sales and Marketing for the Emerald Pointe Hotel and Conference Center at Lake Lanier Islands Resort.

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners has announced Mr. John-David Rusk as a finalist for the position of director of Information Technology.