Ken Stanford

Another candidate has entered the race for the Hall County Commission seat being vacated by Steve Gailey.

World markets tumbled Wednesday amid acute fears that Greece's debt crisis would spread like wildfire through Europe after a leading credit ratings agency downgraded the country's debt to junk status and cut Portugal's rating as well.

Georgia lawmakers waded into the thorny social issues of health care and immigration Tuesday as they prepared to put the finishing touches on this year's grueling 40-day legislative session.

Two Brenau University Mass Communication students Tuesday won the national advertising competition for developing anti-drinking and driving advertising campaigns after a presentation in White Plains, N.Y., to top executives of the U.S. branch of a top international beverage manufacturer.

Two more candidates qualified for local races in Hall County in the July 20 primaries Tuesday, both of them for the same office.

A journey of more than 1,000 miles begins Wednesday for 60 dogs from the Hall County Animal Shelter.

The Georgia Senate has approved a bill that would ban texting and talking on a cell phone while driving for teens.

The man killed in a one-car accident in Jackson County Sunday morning was Wayne Battles of Gainesville.

He was the first to qualify for the July 20 primaries, now Paul Wayne Godfrey has become the first to withdraw.

Environmental groups want Georgia lawmakers to pass a bill requiring that more factors be considered before transferring water from one river system to another.