Ken Stanford

The North Georgia Community Foundation Board of Directors has elected James McCoy as Chairman for 2014.

U.S. home construction fell in January for a second month but the weakness in both months reflected severe winter weather in many parts of the country.

In recognition of Gainesville

The Jackson County School System has announced plans to make up some of the time lost to snow and bitterly cold weather this year.

A report by Congress' nonpartisan budget analysts seems to have thrown Democrats onto the defensive after it concluded that the party's drive to boost the federal minimum wage could cost a half-million jobs by 2016.

A group photograph showing soldiers clowning around an empty, flag-draped casket has sparked a furor on Facebook, in military chat rooms and other social media where people say it's disrespectful of veterans and those killed in action.

Thick, dark smoke rose above the center of the Ukrainian capital amid the boom of police stun grenades Wednesday, as officers in riot gear sought to push demonstrators away from the city's main square following deadly clashes between police and protesters that left at least 25 people dead and hundreds injured and raised fears of a civil war.