Ken Stanford

A fraternity chapter at the University of Mississippi was indefinitely suspended Friday by its national organization and three of its freshman members were kicked out because of their suspected involvement in hanging a noose on a statue of James Meredith, the first black student to enroll in the then all-white college.

Jubilant same-sex couples began lining up for marriage licenses in Chicago on Friday after a federal judge ruled there was no reason for residents of Illinois' largest county to wait until the state's new gay marriage law takes effect, a decision some hope will prompt county clerks statewide to begin issuing the documents.

The survey designed to help determine another make-up day for Gainesville school students has been extended.

A new internal medicine practice recently opened in Dawsonville.

The Federal Reserve agonized in 2008 over how far to go to stop a financial crisis that threatened to cause a recession and at times struggled to recognize its speed and magnitude.

The Jackson EMC Foundation Board of Directors awarded a total of $96,250 in grants during a recent meeting $89,250 to organizations serving area residents.

Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott says Ted Nugent "rightly apologized" for degrading comments that resurfaced after Abbott welcomed the polarizing rocker to his campaign for Texas governor.