Ken Stanford

Members of the Commerce Board of Education are seeking a doubling of their salaries.

Opponents of the Northern Arc will rally again Saturday - this time in Gwinnett County.

The Georgia Department of Labor announced Friday that the unemployment rate in the Georgia Mountains area jumped four-tenths percent in January to 3.8 percent, up from 3.4 percent in December.

The Georgia House has passed legislation calling for a referendum on increasing the homestead exemption in Habersham and White counties.

Seven people were ratified Thursday for three-year terms on the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

Federal officials and a Gainesville advocacy group have launched a campaign to improve safety training for Latino workers in construction and other fields.

The return of winter weather to north Georgia caused some problems on roads and highways Wednesday morning.

Expect delays on Georgia Highway 385 between Cornelia and Clarkesville for the rest of this week - weather permitting.

Hall County authorities said Tuesday the 16-year-old girl who was found Monday on Hope Road and claimed she had been kidnapped was listed as a runaway when she disappeared.

Gainesville Police Chief Frank Hooper says the kidnap victim who was found on Hope Road early Monday is a 16-year-old girl.