Ken Stanford

The Lake Lanier Association conducted the 23rd Annual Shore Sweep Saturday at thirteen locations around the lake.

The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) and the Georgia Department of Economic Development plan two historical marker dedications in northeast Georgia Wednesday for Georgians in the Union Army.

Heather Weiser, a teacher and PAGE building contact at Centennial Arts Academy in Gainesville , was recently named District 9 Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) Member of the Year for 2011.

The 14th annual Petit Le Mans powered by Mazda will be run next Saturday at Road Atlanta.

Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (JEMC) in December will mail $4.75 million in refunds to more than 188,500 members who received electric service in 1988 and 2010. Meanwhile, the electric co-op is still adjusting to the recession.

Qualifying will begin Oct. 3 for three northeast Georgia state legislative seats which are being vacated by state Senator Jim Butterworth of Clarkesville, state Representative Rick Austin of Habersham County, and state Rep. James Mills of Gainesville.

A review of records shows that a project to add toll lanes to Interstate 85 in Gwinnett and DeKalb counties will make traffic congestion worse for drivers in the regular lanes.

A section of Poplar Springs Road in South Hall has reopened after being closed for a time because of a traffic accident.

Investors across the globe continued to dump stocks Friday as weak economic indicators from major nations including China intensified fears of a new recession and following Thursday's big drop on Wall Street.

Thunderstorms that rolled across parts of Georgia including metro Atlanta early Friday led to some traffic accidents, street flooding and power outages, and caused some problems in the Gainesville area.