Ken Stanford

A national effort to put abortion bans into state constitutions is looking for its first victory next month in Mississippi, where voters are being asked to approve an amendment declaring that life begins when a human egg is fertilized.

A Jeep owned by the City of Clarkesville and assigned to its public works department suffered heavy front-end damage in a single-vehicle wreck on Wall Bridge Road north of Clarkesville around 9 a.m.

The Supreme Court will decide if telling a lie about yourself is a crime - if the lie claims military medals you didn't earn.

Dan Wheldon, who moved to the United States from his native England with hopes of winning the Indianapolis 500 and went on to twice prevail at his sport's most famed race, died Sunday after a massive, fiery wreck at the Las Vegas Indy 300.

The Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated a man's death sentence for a pair of 1994 Hall County slayings after a lower court had thrown out the punishment.

The Hall County Republican Party plans a year-end membership drive and fundraiser Saturday at the Frances Meadows Center in Gainesville starting at 4:00.

The principal at Sardis Elementary School (Sardis Enrichment School) plans to retire December 1.

Georgia gasoline prices increased 10-cents-a-gallon last week to $3.34.

Forecasters say a cold front is expected to usher in much cooler temperatures across Georgia, bringing a dramatic change in the state's weather by mid-week, and possibly some stormy weather Tuesday.

A fugitive from Habersham County is recovering from dog bites after a police dog helped subdue him during his arrest at a Gainesville motel over the weekend.