A group of parents and 51 mostly rural school systems - including the Commerce and Elbert County systems - are suing the state, arguing that it has left public schools chronically underfunded.
A flash flood watch and high wind watch have been posted for Thursday for Gainesville and most of north and central Georgia as everybody waits to see what Ivan is going to do.
The historic school bell, which rang for students and townspeople in Braselton from 1920-1957, is now located in a promiment place in town followng an unveiling recently.
The level of Lake Lanier is up by more than a foot-and-a-half since last Monday, apparently the result of drenching rains from Tropical Depression Frances.
The latest projections have Hurricane Ivan on a track that would bring it over Northeast Georgia Friday - setting us up for a repeat of the heavy rains and damaging winds we had last week from Frances.
United Way of Hall County kicked off this year's fundraising campaign Friday morning with $490,000 of the $1.8 million goal already in hand, according to 2004 Campaign Chair Emily Bagwell.
