Ken Stanford

The grand opening is planned Sunday for the Byron Herbert Reece Farm & Heritage Center in Blairsville.

Just in time for June, a traditional wedding month, is Habersham Community Theatre's (HCT) production of "Dearly Beloved," which will run June 8-10, 14-16.

Georgia gasoline prices declined another 6-cents-a-gallon in the week preceding the Memorial Day weekend.

President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is releasing a television advertisement accusing Mitt Romney of failing to stand up to "the voices of extremism" in his party.

"Maxed out on the medications" is how Bill Ezzell describes his struggle with blood pressure. It's dangerously high even though the North Carolina man swallows six different drugs a day.

Mitt Romney is poised to clinch the Republican presidential nomination after Tuesday's Texas GOP primary, a largely uncontested election that will formalize the former Massachusetts governor's status as President Barack Obama's general election challenger.

After the 2001 terrorist attacks, California lawmakers sought a way to channel the patriotic fervor and use it to help victims' families and law enforcement. Their answer: specialty memorial license plates emblazoned with the words, "We Will Never Forget."

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will honor a diverse cross-section of political and cultural icons - including former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, astronaut John Glenn, basketball coach Pat Summitt and rock legend Bob Dylan - with the Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony Tuesday.

About 100 people gathered at VFW Memorial Cemetery in Habersham County at 11 a.m. Monday to remember the contributions of those who have served America, especially those who have died as a result.

Like Americans from across the nation, Dennis Williams of Cornelia, who served in the U.S. Navy from January 1969 to August 1989, paused Monday to pay tribute to those who served the country in the Armed Forces.