Ken Stanford

A a section of the Richard Russell Scenic Highway (State Route 348), closed to traffic earlier this year because of pavement damage caused by the severe winter weather, is not expected to re-open until May 14.

The Atlanta Tea Party has announced endorsements in the 9th District and 7th District congressional races.

Big crowds are expected in Gainesville and Dahlonega for special weekends at Brenau University and North Georgia College and State University.

Housing construction posted a better-than-expected performance in March, rising to the highest level in 16 months, as strength in the South offset declines in the rest of the country.

A section of Queen City Parkway on the southside of Gainesville is closed because of a traffic accident.

Georgia Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond has told The Associated Press he's leaning toward a run for U.S. Senate.

A reminder: some streets around the Gainesville Days Inn will likely be closed for brief periods of time Friday because of a movie shoot at the motel.

The funeral for a former Jackson County State Court Solicitor will be held Saturday.

No one was injured but three units at Lanier Terrace Apartments in Gainesville were left unlivable after the building housing them was hit by a pickup Thursday night.

Illegal drugs-on-demand operations in seven states and Puerto Rico that made use of the Internet and phony prescriptions have been broken up in a federal bust, authorities announced Thursday, and they say the leader of one of the rings is a Forsyth County man.