Sunday July 13th, 2025 6:11PM

Ken Stanford

Contributing Editor
Ken  Stanford
Inaugural North Georgia Chamber Music Festival planned for June
Nine world-class musicians will bring their talents to the Dahlonega campus of North Georgia College & State University for the inaugural North Georgia Chamber Music Festival, which features four programs of music spread out over two weekends in June.
1:02PM ( 13 years ago )
Most Ala. firms miss immigration goal
Tens of thousands of Alabama businesses have missed a deadline set by the state's strict immigration law to register with a federal database used to verify the citizenship status of job applicants, according to registration numbers.
11:19AM ( 13 years ago )
Burn while you can
Time is running out if you have yard cleaning debris that you need to burn before the annual summertime ban on outdoor burning begins in Hall and several other counties in north and central Georgia.
10:00AM ( 13 years ago )
So, how's that retirement thingy working out for ya'?
It's been just over three months since we last visited in this space (see earlier column), one day after I left Jacobs Media Corp. after 40 consecutive years with the company and following a 47-year career in the business.
8:40AM ( 13 years ago )
At least 3 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan bombing
NATO says the death toll from a bomb in northern Afghanistan has risen to three service members.
7:25AM ( 13 years ago )
New effort by MDs to cut wasteful medical spending
Old checklist for doctors: order that test, write that prescription. New checklist for doctors: first ask yourself if the patient really needs it.
7:15AM ( 13 years ago )
Restaurant, Clarkesville reach impasse on ramp upgrade
A popular Clarkesville eatery now has a For Sale sign in its parking lot, along with a hand-painted disclaimer: Beware of city.
10:12PM ( 13 years ago )
Large tornadoes, damage reported in Dallas area
Tornadoes tore through the Dallas area on Tuesday, tearing roofs off homes, tossing trucks into the air and leaving flattened tractor trailers strewn along highways and parking lots.
4:26PM ( 13 years ago )
State governments target tax-cheating software
Cash-strapped state governments that are searching every crevice for money have found a new target: computer programs that enable businesses to keep two sets of books simply by plugging a flash drive into their cash registers.
4:15PM ( 13 years ago )