Ken Stanford

The two congressmen who represent northeast Georgia are demanding swifter implementation of programs designed to combat illegal immigration in Georgia... specifically the Secure Communities Program.

A section of the Mulberry Riverwalk Trail in Braselton will be closed during the week for about a month beginning Monday for the installation of new groundwater wells and raw water transmission lines.

A rash of wrecks occurred in several places around northeast Georgia about daybreak today as temperatures dropped to freezing or just below, turning melted snow on roads and highways into into ice. And, because of the icy roads, Hall County school buses were parked until things improved.

The name of the woman killed when she was hit by a car in the East Hall area Wednesday has been released.

A Winter Weather Advisory has been posted for much of central and north Georgia.

East Hall and Flowery Branch are among a select group of high schools across Georgia named 2011 AP (Advance Placement) Honor Schools by the Georgia Department of Education Wednesday.

A second powerful blizzard in a week roared through parts of the nation's midsection on Wednesday, pounding areas still digging out from last week's major storm... and elements of the storm are expected to sideswipe Georgia.

A House panel has approved a bill that would pave the way for stores in Georgia to sell alcohol on Sundays.

Early voting got underway Wednesday morning for the March 15 SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) referendum in Hall County.

Hall County offices will be closed Monday for this month's mandatory unpaid furlough day.