Ken Stanford

Challenged Child & Friends has reaffirmed its accreditation from Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI).

U.S. stocks are closing sharply higher after China's main stock index logged its biggest gain in eight weeks. A report also showed that the U.S. economy expanded at a much faster pace than previously estimated.

Fieldale Farms Corporation recently donated $5,000 to the North Georgia Technical College Foundation.

Pattillo Industrial Real Estate plans to develop a 458,640 square foot speculative building in McClure Industrial Park in Jackson County.

Emergency officials on the Georgia coast are urging residents to start preparing for possible trouble from Tropical Storm Erika.

Overnights this weekend, Interstate 85 traffic will be slowed, then stopped for about 5 minutes at a time for survey work.

Metro Atlanta will use approximately 25 percent less water in 2050 than was projected in 2009, according to a long-range forecast from the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, which includes Hall County.

The First Presbyterian Church of Gainesville will hold its third annual Local Mission Expo Saturday, and 26 local charities are expected to exhibit.

A Hall County native has launched a campaign for a seat on the state Public Service Commission.

ACT results show Georgia at the top of the pack among Southern states, outperforming Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Florida, West Virginia, South Carolina, and Texas.