Ken Stanford

The joint strategic planning effort between Habersham Medical Center (HMC) and Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) continues to move forward, as both organizations explore opportunities for better meeting patient healthcare needs in the northeast Georgia region.

President Barack Obama's budget plan would increase taxes by $580 billion over the next decade, but it relies on many proposals that have been repeatedly rejected by Congress.

Forecasters say strong to severe thunderstorms are expected Thursday afternoon into Friday morning across Georgia.

The May Brown Bag Lunch (BBL), sponsored by WomenSource, will feature Grayson Pratt, Vice President of the Advocacy and Initiatives Council of The Junior League of Atlanta.

The North Georgia Community Foundation (NGCF) has opened the nomination process for its 2013 Philanthropist of the Year award.

Three Hall County high schools are among those from northeast Georgia scheduled to participate in the 38th Annual Modern Language Day Thursday at the University of North Georgia.

As desperate as unemployed Americans are to find work, there are still some jobs that many would never consider applying for because they are seen as too dirty, too demanding or just plain unappealing. But employers that struggle to fill those jobs - washing dishes, cleaning hotels, caring for the elderly - could soon get help.

The Obama administration's next step in aid to Syrian rebels is expected to be a broader package of non-lethal assistance, including body armor and night-vision goggles.

Heerain Shah, MD, has joined the Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Psychiatry.

A top general says federal budget cuts that will ground one-third of the U.S. Air Force's active-duty force of combat planes including fighters and bombers means "accepting the risk that combat airpower may not be ready to respond immediately to new contingencies as they occur."