Ken Stanford

U.S. home price gains cooled in February from the previous year for the third month in a row, as harsh winter weather and high buying costs have slowed sales. Meanwhile, another report shows U.S. consumer confidence was down in April.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed the Obama administration an important victory in its effort to reduce power plant pollution in 27 Midwestern and Appalachian states that blows downwind and leads to unhealthy air.

Local governments in Hall County are moving ahead with plans for the next SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) referendum.

The Hall County Board of Elections is seeking poll workers for the upcoming elections, according to Elections Director Charlotte Sosebee.

Raising U.S. educational expectations through national goals was a priority for Republican President George W. Bush. But many of his would-be successors in the GOP are calling for just the opposite of government-set rules, and it's splitting the party as the GOP class of 2016 presidential hopefuls takes shape.

The East Hall High School Media Center has been awarded $5,000 for library books through the Laura Bush Foundation grant, one of 15 schools in Georgia to receive such grants.