B.J. Williams

Now that Georgia voters have approved a constitutional amendment affirming the state's authority to create special public schools, attention has shifted to putting the new policy in action.

The pilot of a small plane and his passenger walked away virtually unharmed after they made an emergency crash landing in Pickens County Sunday night.

Among the many events scheduled for Veterans Day in the Gainesville-Hall County area was the traditional laying of the wreaths at the three monuments at Rock Creek Park.

Gainesville fire investigators say a Wednesday afternoon fire at a house on Juniper Court off Browns Bridge Road has now been ruled suspicious.

The Cleveland Police Department is investigating a break-in at the White County Ninth Grade Academy.

Gwinnett County fire investigators said a fire that burned a home in Auburn just after midnight Friday was an act of arson.

Area residents pleaded their case before the Hall County Planning Commission once and the Hall County Commission twice, but in the end commissioners approved a rezoning project off Athens Highway that allows for development of a landfill.

Stocks are inching higher in early trading on Wall Street, a day after the biggest plunge of the year.

The Georgia Department of Transportation is scheduled to begin paving on Lanier Islands Parkway/SR 347 on Friday.

Hall County Commissioners may have a large crowd at their regular meeting Thursday night as they plan to vote on a couple of controversial rezoning issues.