Ken Stanford

Gov. Nathan Deal announced that a South Korea-based firm plans to open a high-tech manufacturing facility in west Georgia which could lead to more than 400 jobs.

The first installment of Hall County property tax bills is due Oct. 1 but because the due date falls on a Saturday, Tax Commissioner Keith Echols will accept payments postmarked or paid by Monday, Oct. 3.

Two Americans jailed in Iran as spies left Tehran on Wednesday bound for the Gulf state of Oman, closing a high-profile drama with archfoe Washington that brought more than two years of hope then heartbreak for the families.

Abby Cooley was named Miss GHS at the annual pageant Tuesday night at Gainesville High School.

Tea Party conservatives are rallying in support of Alabama's tough new law against illegal immigration.

Fire damaged a house on Alice Street in Gainesville Tuesday night.

Immigrant rights advocates claim federal immigration raids in Shelbyville were designed to intimidate local Latinos who complained about the way they are treated by law enforcement at a hearing last week - a claim Immigration and Customs Enforcement denies.

Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman said two young children escaped serious injuries Tuesday afternoon when they were run over by a golf cart, accidentally started by a dog.

A 20-year-old man faces at least seven charges in connection with an overnight accident in Dawson County that left a 13-year-old girl hospitalized in serious condition, according to Channel 2 Action News.

Georgia education officials say the state will become one of the nation's first to appeal some provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.