Ken Stanford

In its 29th celebration, the Suwanee Day festival will incorporate many changes, including an earlier start time.

The U.S. economy grew at a tepid 1.7 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter, suggesting growth will stay weak in the second half of the year.

Democrats plan to emphasize President Barack Obama's record on national security and veterans on the night he delivers his address at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.

Federal health officials say that West Nile virus cases are up 40 percent since last week and are on pace to rival the record years of 2002 and 2003.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is considering whether to visit the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Isaac.

Dr. Fred Luter, who made history in June when he was elected the first African-American president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), will be at Truett-McConnell College (TMC) next week.

Hurricane Isaac made its first U.S. landfall along the southeastern Louisiana coast on Tuesday evening and will continue to move very slowly near the Louisiana coast into Wednesday. At approximately 7:45, the storm came ashore at the mouth of the Mississippi River with sustained winds of 80 mph. Meanwhile, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says that, so far, the levees at New Orleans are holding.

The City of Gainesville has announced a revised schedule for garbage and recycling pickups next week.