Ken Stanford

Government health officials are launching the second round of a graphic, emotional ad campaign designed to push smokers into kicking the habit.

In a show of force following weeks of North Korean bluster, the U.S. on Thursday took the unprecedented step of announcing that two of its nuclear-capable B-2 bombers dropped munitions on a South Korean island as part of joint military drills.

An arsenal of weapons including guns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, a bayonet and several swords was found in the home and car of the gunman who carried out the Newtown school shooting, according to search warrants released Thursday.

Dr. Gail Thaxton, President of North Georgia Technical College announces that Kathie Ivester has accepted the position of Vice President for Academic Affairs.

The North Georgia Community Foundation

The jobless rate in the Georgia Mountains region - compared to a month ago - is down another half-a-percentage point to 7.5 percent. The metro Gainesville rate also declined .5 percent.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits jumped by 16,000 last week, the second straight weekly increase. Meanwhile, the U.S. economy expanded at a rate of 0.4 percent in the fourth quarter last year.

Gov. Nathan Deal has sworn in Forsyth County's new solicitor-general.

It would seem a lobbyist's dream: rounding up votes for a proposal backed by more than 8 in 10 people in polls. Yet, gun control supporters are struggling to win over moderate Democrats in their drive to push expanded background checks for firearms purchasers through the Senate next month.