Ken Stanford

U.S. consumers stepped up their spending on retail goods in September, a hopeful sign for the sluggish economy.

A "yes" vote involving parents and teachers moves Mt. Vernon Elementary School a step closer to becoming a charter school.

The federal government's top civil rights lawyer is asking Alabama immigrants to report any problems caused by that state's tough new law against illegal Immigration.

The Forsyth County Civil Service Board has taken under consideration another appeal from fired county planning director Jeff Chance.

David Petraeus, the former general who led the Afghanistan war and now heads the CIA, has ordered his intelligence analysts to give greater weight to the opinions of troops in the fight, U.S. officials said.

The University of Georgia's enrollment is up slightly this year after an increase in undergraduate students.

Gov. Nathan Deal has formed a higher education funding study commission.

The Hall County Sheriff

A small group of newly commissioned Army officers will get intensive foreign language training at North Georgia College & State University as part of a Department of Defense initiative.

A 6th-grade student at North Hall Middle School is set to appear next week in a movie making its premiere on the Hallmark Channel.