Thursday May 16th, 2024 10:14PM

Ken Stanford

Contributing Editor
Ken  Stanford
Tornado overturns planes, damages homes in NW Ga.
Officials in Chattooga County say the weekend storms that tore across the South produced a tornado that destroyed two hangars and overturned planes at a small airport.
9:41AM ( 14 years ago )
Third of Cleveland ByPass right-of-way purchased
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) says even though construction funds are not available they are still moving forward on the Cleveland Bypass project.
9:24AM ( 14 years ago )
12 dead in violent southern storms
A dozen people are now confirmed dead in Mississippi and Alabama following stormy weather on Saturday... and the National Weather Service has confirmed that it was a tornado that hit Chattooga County in northwest Georgia early Sunday.
7:40AM ( 14 years ago )
2nd Jones ES hearing today
A second public hearing is scheduled for today by the Hall County School Board on plans to close Jones Elementary School.
7:29AM ( 14 years ago )
Tech student robbed
There has been another robbery of a Georgia Tech student... the fourth in less than a week.
7:01AM ( 14 years ago )
New GPD precinct planned
Gainesville police hope to open a new precinct within the next few weeks.
6:00AM ( 14 years ago )
Lights, camera, action!
The filming of a scene from Hall Pass in Gainesville a few days ago was not Gainesville's first brush with Hollywood, despite what you may have read or heard.
12:58PM ( 14 years ago )
Obama slams Wall Street ways while asking support
President Barack Obama rebuked Wall Street for risky practices Thursday even as he sought its leaders' help for "updated, commonsense" regulations to head off any new financial crisis.
12:19PM ( 14 years ago )
From rebellious roots, Earth Day now mainstream
There was no "Green Movement" yet and little talk of global warming. Instead, the original Earth Day 40 years ago emphasized "ecology" and goals like cleaning up pollution and litter - along with a more anti-establishment vibe than today.
11:30AM ( 14 years ago )
40 years of Earth Day
There was an Earth Day re-birth Thursday in Braselton on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and the Georgia Conservancy is marking the milestone, as well.
11:24AM ( 14 years ago )