Ken Stanford

The Hall County Board of Elections Wednesday released the wording that will be on the ballot next month for the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) referendum. In addition, plans for a series of presentations dealing with the referendum were also announced.

Federal officials say more than 448,500 Georgians have signed up for health insurance through a federally facilitated marketplace.

The Obama administration on Wednesday ruled out handing over the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, rejecting a central demand of Cuban President Raul Castro for restoring normal relations between the two countries.

President Barack Obama's pick to run the Pentagon said Wednesday he's inclined to back increased U.S. assistance to Ukraine, including lethal arms, to fight anti-government rebels backed by neighboring Russia.

For the first time, lung cancer has passed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths for women in the world's wealthiest countries.

The City of Clermont is pushing ahead with plans to convert to a ward system for electing city council members.