Ken Stanford

Michael Jackson was clinically dead when he arrived at a hospital and two emergency room doctors said they thought it was futile to attempt to revive him. His doctor, however, insisted that they try.

The Georgia Department of Transportation has approved more than $97 million worth of new transportation infrastructure improvement and maintenance projects across the state, including cable barriers in the median of Georgia 400 in Dawson and Lumpkin counties.

A blocked sewer line resulted in a sewage overflow at the former Baldwin City Park off Airport Road, which was discovered Sunday afternoon.

The Georgia Mountains Regional Commission (GMRC) is getting $2.7 million in job training funds from the federal government for use in the 13-county Georgia Mountains region.

Lake Lanier is down 9 feet and dropping at a rate of about a foot a week, rekindling memories of the great drought of 2007-2009.

State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge has named his 2012 Parent Advisory Council (PAC) and the list includes three people from northeast Georgia, including a Gainesville woman.

Yet another candidate has emerged for the state House seat James Mills gave up Saturday after nearly 20 years in the post.

The first installment of Hall County property taxes is due today.

The City of Gainesville

Georgia gas prices tumbled another 8 cents-a-gallon last week, according to AAA Auto Club South.