Thursday August 14th, 2025 9:53PM

Ken Stanford

Contributing Editor
Ken  Stanford
Free Wi-Fi Directory launched in Forsyth
Forsyth County Schools and The Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce have partnered to create a Free Wi-Fi Directory for students and the general public. This online directory provides a list and interactive map of free Wi-Fi hotspots, sponsored by organizations and businesses in Cumming-Forsyth County.
9:06AM ( 12 years ago )
US gains 175K jobs; jobless rate rises to 7.9 percent
U.S. employers added 157,000 jobs in January, and hiring was stronger over the past two years than previously thought, providing reassurance that the job market held steady even as economic growth sputtered.
8:59AM ( 12 years ago )
LTC, NGTC announce GOAL winners
Lanier Technical College (LTC) and North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) have announced their GOAL (Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership) winners for this year.
8:29AM ( 12 years ago )
Ga. tornado 900 yards wide, 160 mph at its peak
The National Weather Service (NWS) believes a tornado swelled to 900 yards wide -- more than four times the width of the Georgia Dome -- and as it tore across northwest Georgia for nearly 22 miles.
8:22AM ( 12 years ago )
US calls embassy bombing in Turkey a terror attack
A suicide bomber killed himself and a Turkish security guard Friday at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara in what the White House described as a terrorist attack. Turkish officials said the blast was linked to domestic militants.
8:15AM ( 12 years ago )
US limited in fight against North Africa militants
The United States is struggling to confront an uptick in threats from the world's newest jihadist hot spot with limited intelligence and few partners to help as the Obama administration weighs how to keep Islamic extremists in North Africa from jeopardizing national security without launching war.
8:11AM ( 12 years ago )
Dow logs best January in nearly 2 decades
The Dow logged its best start to the year in almost two decades.
6:49PM ( 12 years ago )
First Brenau Steinway named for retired CFO Wayne Dempsey
When Brenau University acquired the first piano in its $1.5 million initiative to become an
4:11PM ( 12 years ago )
Death toll from stormy weather now 3
A violent storm system that spawned deadly tornadoes in the South delivered torrential rain and dangerous winds to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, leaving at least three people dead and tens of thousands without electricity as swollen rivers threatened flooding.
3:19PM ( 12 years ago )