Ken Stanford

The Justice Department said Thursday it will sue Texas over the state's voter ID law and will seek to intervene in a lawsuit over the state's redistricting laws.

Gov. Nathan Deal has ordered an extensive review of national education guidelines known as Common Core standards.

Gainesville High School drum major Ariana Olalde was recently selected as the 2013 recipient of the Roger L. Dancz Young Conductor Award from the University of Georgia.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week after reaching the lowest level in 5 1/2 years. But the broader trend suggests companies are laying off fewer workers and could step up hiring in the months ahead.

Bradley Manning plans to live as a woman named Chelsea and wants to begin hormone therapy as soon as possible, the soldier said Thursday, a day after being sentenced to 35 years in prison for sending classified material to WikiLeaks.

Gainesville Supt. of Schools Merrianne Dyer said Thursday 2013 ACT scores for the system are below both the state and national average.

Plans are underway for the 14th session of the Hall County Sheriff's Office Citizens Academy - and the sheriff's office issued a new appeal Wednesday for participants.

AAA Travel projects 34.1 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Labor Day holiday, a 4.2 percent increase from the 32.7 million people who traveled last year.