Ken Stanford

Georgia legislators may begin to submit bills in advance of the 2012 legislative session.

Dahlonega Funeral Home is one of the nearly 1,000 participating Veterans & Family Memorial Care providers nationwide participating in the annual VFMC Christmas Stockings for Soldiers initiative.

A man wanted on probation violation charges was captured in a wooded area Saturday night near Lula by Hall County sheriff's deputies.

A hearing is planned later this week concerning future improvements to the Spout Springs wastewater treatment plan near Flowery Branch. The meeting will conclude a 30-day comment period on the project.

Retired Archbishop John Donoghue, who headed the Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta from 1993 until his 2004 retirement, died Friday after a recent illness. He was 83.

Unsparing in their criticism of President Barack Obama, Republican presidential hopefuls disagreed in campaign debate Saturday night about the right course in Afghanistan, the use of waterboarding and the wisdom of a pre-emptive military strike to prevent Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon.

Advocates say Georgia has rolled out new support centers and other initiatives meant to help mentally ill adults, but they say the state needs to do more to help children.

North Georgia College & State University marked a chilly Veterans Day this morning with a solemn ceremony to honor all who have served in the military as well as university alumni and students killed in combat.

The Forsyth County Civil Service Board has again affirmed its dismissal of former planning director Jeff Chance.

Spout Springs Elementary School marked Veterans Day Friday with a "Heroes' Breakfast" and other events for veterans and active duty military personnel and the school family.