Wednesday February 26th, 2025 9:28AM

Ken Stanford

Contributing Editor
Ken  Stanford
Pregnant women gain new options under health law
The health care law has opened up an unusual opportunity for some mothers-to-be to save on medical bills for childbirth.
6:17PM ( 10 years ago )
Search continues for 3rd body in Va. balloon crash
A second body was recovered Saturday from the crash of a hot air balloon carrying three people that drifted into a power line and burst into flames in front of horrified spectators. The bodies were discovered just under a mile apart.
6:05PM ( 10 years ago )
Former Gainesville mayor, councilman dies
Former Gainesville Mayor Jim West died Saturday at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a two-month illness.
5:15PM ( 10 years ago )
First lady gives weekly White House address. Subject: the kidnapped Nigerian girls
Michelle Obama on Saturday criticized the kidnapping of scores of Nigerian schoolgirls as an "unconscionable act" carried out by a terrorist group she said is determined to keep them from getting an education - "or grown men attempting to snuff out the aspirations of young girls."
7:49AM ( 10 years ago )
A new place to vote for some N. Hall residents
When some voters in North Hall go to the polls May 20, they'll be going to a new polling place.
6:06AM ( 10 years ago )
Arkansas judge strikes down gay marriage ban
An Arkansas judge on Friday struck down the state's ban on gay marriage, opening the door for gay couples to wed.
6:24PM ( 10 years ago )
Gunman at FedEx facility complained of depression
The gunman who wounded six people at a FedEx facility in Atlanta before killing himself complained in a note of depression and sexual problems.
6:18PM ( 10 years ago )
Former Baldwin mayor, Habersham Co. Commissioner dies
A former mayor of Baldwin and former Habersham County Commissioner has died.
5:51PM ( 10 years ago )
Dow reaches another record
Stocks closed slightly higher, enough to send the Dow Jones industrial average to another all-time high.
5:31PM ( 10 years ago )