Ken Stanford

If you are a Jackson EMC customer or get your electricity from another of the EMCs in the area, you may soon be using electricity partially generated by chicken litter.

The prospect of an usually cold springtime evening has put the brakes on Saturday night's racing program at Lanier National Speedway.

The Census Bureau says Gainesville is now the 9th fastest-growing metro area in the country, percentage-wise, and the Atlanta metro area recorded gained the most people of any place in the country between April 2000 and July 2006.

Two northeast Georgia communities are the recipients of grants from the state for volunteer programs and land conservation.

Thirty-one high schoolers from the immediate Gainesville area - including eight from Hall County - have been selected for this years' Governor's Honors Program.

There are reports of some progress in talks aimed at ending the decades-old tri-state water war.

The trend toward construction of condominiums and town homes in Gainesville is continuing - with plans for another 96 scheduled to go before city planners in a few days.

As as usually dry March comes to a close, the city of Gainesville is urging water conservation.

Easter may still be a week away but some traditional Easter events are planned this weekend in northeast Georgia - including the Rabbittown Easter Parade.

A dozen students - including two from Hall County - are headed to the state Geography Bee.