Saturday July 12th, 2025 9:14PM

Ken Stanford

Contributing Editor
Ken  Stanford
Prosecutors face hurdles in Trayvon Martin case
After an extraordinary public campaign to make an arrest in the shooting of an unarmed black teen, a Florida prosecutor came back with a murder charge in the case that has galvanized the nation for weeks.
9:30AM ( 13 years ago )
Ann Romney tweets retort on never-worked charge
A Democrat's swipe at Ann Romney is sparking bipartisan objections.
9:21AM ( 13 years ago )
Clarkesville woman died in Sunday wreck on Highway 365
A Clarkesville woman died Sunday night at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville following injuries suffered in a wreck Sunday morning.
9:12AM ( 13 years ago )
Wraps come off special operations Afghan war plan
Adm. Bill McRaven, the head of U.S. special operations, is mapping out a potential Afghanistan war plan that would replace thousands of U.S. troops with small special operations teams paired with Afghans to help an inexperienced Afghan force withstand a Taliban onslaught as U.S. troops withdraw.
8:04AM ( 13 years ago )
Sony to cut 10,000 jobs, turn around TV business
Faced with mounting losses, Sony Corp. said Thursday it will slash 10,000 jobs, or about 6 percent of its global workforce, and try to turn around its money-losing TV business over the next two years.
7:53AM ( 13 years ago )
Natural gas below $2 for first time in a decade
The price of natural gas has fallen below $2 per 1,000 cubic feet for the first time in more than a decade, a remarkable decline for a commodity that not long ago was believed to be in short supply.
9:36PM ( 13 years ago )
Obama campaign ready for a 'ramping up' on Romney
For all the turmoil of the long primary season, President Barack Obama is right where he expected to be: taking on Mitt Romney and targeting him as a wishy-washy protector of the rich. With the November outcome likely to hinge on the economy, Obama will now engage more directly with the help of an experienced, well-financed campaign organization.
9:33PM ( 13 years ago )
GOP lawmaker says 75-plus Dems are communists
Republican Rep. Allen West said he believes 75-plus House Democrats are members of the Communist Party, a claim that echoed Joe McCarthy's unsubstantiated 1950s charges that communists had infiltrated the top ranks of the U.S. government.
6:36PM ( 13 years ago )
Second-degree murder charge in Trayvon Martin case
The neighborhood watch volunteer who shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was arrested and charged with second-degree murder Wednesday after months of mounting tensions and protests across the country.
6:32PM ( 13 years ago )
NGCSU maintains prestigious AACSB business accreditation
The Mike Cottrell School of Business at North Georgia College & State University has maintained its business accreditation by AACSB International
4:42PM ( 13 years ago )