B.J. Williams

The Dawson County Commission has selected David Headley as the sole finalist for the county's manager's job.

Syfan Transport, Gainesville First United Methodist Church and local community businesses, schools and churches will be collecting donations for Louisiana flood victims through Tuesday, September 6.

Acting on a recommendation from the state's Emergency Operations Command, Gov. Nathan Deal has signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency for 56 counties in south Georgia in anticipation of severe weather from Tropical Storm Hermine, now off the Florida Gulf Coast.

Now that Chestatee Regional Hospital in Dahlonega is under new ownership, the CEO has high hopes for new services, new equipment and additional staff.

An influential business group is presenting three ways Georgia could expand Medicaid coverage, a key component of President Barack Obama's signature health care law that Republican lawmakers have refused to accept.

Educators, local government officials, parents and others with an interest in an updated education plan for Georgia students spent two hours offering feedback to Georgia Department of Education officials at a public forum Monday night at Piedmont College in Demorest.

The Gwinnett County Police Department said Tuesday the man who died in a two-car crash on I-85 north of Hamilton Mill Road Monday was Michael "Dee" Dowis of Simpsonville, South Carolina.

A $1,000 reward is now being offered for anyone who has information that leads to the arrest of Jessica Fox, the woman suspected of running over the legs of a Statham police officer on Saturday.

The Georgia State Patrol says one person has died and several others have been taken to a hospital with injuries after a crash involving a school bus on Interstate 75 in Valdosta.

Hall County's administrative offices, courts, community centers and libraries will be closed Monday, Sept. 5 for Labor Day.