Ken Stanford

Republicans pushed an election-year, $3.5 trillion budget through the House on Thursday that relies on biting spending cuts and a revamping of Medicare to curb massive federal deficits, drawing a sharp contrast with how President Barack Obama and Democrats would tackle the nation's fiscal problems.

A woman long associated with the Hall County Probate Judge's office plans to seek the top spot in the office and incumbent Patti Cornett has confirmed she is retiring.

A federal appeals court is considering the ongoing legal feud over whether the Ten Commandments can be displayed at a public building.

The Arts Council presents The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers in conjunction with Gainesville State College and South Arts.

Autism cases are on the rise again, largely due to wider screening and better diagnosis, federal health officials said Thursday.

The Gainesville State College Mediation Team won eighth place out of 47 teams competing in the International Academy of Dispute Resolution's 11th Annual International Law School Mediation Tournament recently held at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

A contingency of 19 high performing students from the Environmental Horticulture and Turf and Golf Course Management Departments at North Georgia Technical College (NGT) has just returned from the 36th Annual PLANET Student Career Days competition held at Kansas State University.

An internationally renowned chamber music group made up of musicians from Korea and the United States, enhake, will be performing at North Georgia College & State University on Friday.

A former member of the Brenau University Board of Advisors and retired, internationally known businesswoman - Barbara King - has died.

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in four years, adding to evidence that the job market is strengthening. The government also reported Thursday that the nation's economy grew by three percent during the final quarter of 2011.