Ken Stanford

Residents in Forsyth County will get the chance later this month to view and make comments about proposed plans for the widening of Kelly Mill Road between Bethelview and Post roads.

The cold spell blanketing the Deep South was good news for some fruit growers, though the latest round of extreme weather has created worries for other farmers.

News that Georgia began requiring so-called "fire-free" cigarettes New Year's Day is good news for Hall County Fire Marshal Scott Cagle and other fire prevention professionals in Georgia.

Two house fires and weather-related wrecks kept firefighters and law enforcement officers busy over night in Gainesville and Hall County.

The unyielding cold spell gripping much of the nation - including the South - was expected to hang on tight over the weekend.

With several candidates still not reporting their fundraising totals Friday night, state Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine appeared to be the money leader.

A broad snowstorm pushed eastward early Friday ahead of a powerful cold front, complicating the morning rush and closing schools a day after contributing to a crash in Ohio that killed four people in a van carrying disabled adults. The weather is also blamed for at least one death in Georgia.

The recent deaths of two Georgia death row inmates are still being investigated.

The economy lost more jobs than expected in December while the unemployment rate held steady at 10 percent, as a sluggish economic recovery has yet to revive hiring among the nation's employers.

The Crawford Long Museum in Jefferson is holding its grand reopening Saturday after being closed more than a year for renovations.