Ken Stanford

One of the northeast Georgians who will be a delegate to the Republican National Convention which begins Monday says the integrity of the country is at stake in this year's presidential election.

A suspected drug dealer was arrested in Oakwood by Hall County Sheriff's deputies and drug agents Friday afternoon.

New unemployment insurance claims (UICs) in Georgia increased 15.7 percent between June and July but the state Labor Commissioner attributes most of that to seasonal, temporary layoffs in both the public and private sectors.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Friday that he would send U.S. troops to Syria if needed to prevent the spread of chemical weapons.

The University of Virginia says it has declined a request from President Barack Obama's campaign to hold an event on the Charlottesville campus next week.