Ken Stanford

Clarkesville Main Street Wednesday issued its annual report.

Americans ramped up purchases of new homes in October after three months of soft sales, evidence that the housing recovery is improving fitfully.

An Atlanta groundskeeper has hauled away a hefty prize from the Georgia Lottery. Lavoris Harris, 30, played the new instant game Lucky Streak and won a $400,000 top prize.

Gov. Nathan Deal announced Wednesday that Mohawk Industries will convert two manufacturing facilities in Dalton and Rome, creating 420 new jobs and investing about $85 million in the projects over the next two years.

Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County, which is led by Northeast Georgia Medical Center, and Interactive Neighborhood for Kids (INK) are teaming up to offer a helmet giveaway just in time for the holidays on Saturday, December 7.

All 50 states and the District of Columbia have more lax financial disclosure rules for their high court justices than the disclosure requirements for federal judges, according to an analysis from a watchdog group.

About 30 kids from the Gainesville Housing Authority visited the High Museum of Art in Atlanta recently, courtesy of Awaken, a weekly after-school tutoring program provided by Free Chapel Worship Center and based at GHA

Reservations are being accepted for the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce's Eggs & Issues Breakfast which will be held next week featuring Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and members of the Hall County state legislative delegation.

Someone made off with $2,000 worth of calendars for 2014 in an unusual heist at the Mall of Georgia.