Ken Stanford

The Habersham County Industrial Development Authority will meet at 9 a.m. Friday to vote on the hiring of J.R. Charles as executive director of economic development for Habersham County.

The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear arguments next March over President Barack Obama's health care overhaul a case that could shake the political landscape just as voters are deciding if Obama deserves another term.

Hall County Schools Supt. Will Schofield plans to recommend Neil Yarrington as the interim principal at Sardis Enrichment School for the remainder of the year starting December 1.

Police in Athens say they arrested nearly 50 people on charges mostly related to alcohol following the University of Georgia's home game against Auburn University.

Sunday alcohol sales began in Winder yesterday, less than a week after voters there approved the sales. But it was the exception and not the rule.

A tape recording of the incident confirms that two Hall County sheriff's deputies ordered a murder suspect they shot to death in July to drop to the ground and give up before the fatal shots were fired.

Georgia gasoline prices increased 3 cents a gallon last week.

The effort to recall Wisconsin's controversial Republican governor is expected to begin Tuesday, although his opponents have yet to come up with a candidate to replace him.

In the past few months, the roster of companies in a revamped, voluntary immigration enforcement program has expanded by nearly one-fifth as the Obama administration steps up employer audits.

President Barack Obama on Sunday tied the hopes of a faster American economic recovery to the booming Pacific Rim region, saying "we're not going to be able to put our folks back to work" unless the Asia-Pacific region is successful as an engine for the world.