B.J. Williams

A top Georgia lottery official gave an icy reception Thursday to an ambitious proposal to build a gambling complex in Atlanta's suburbs, casting doubt on whether the $1 billion project will move forward.

Hall County authorities said a woman suffered severe facial and respiratory burns Thursday morning at her home on Poplar Springs Road.

Governor Nathan Deal Thursday morning announced that Baxter International will locate a new bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in the Social Circle area that will bring about 1,500 jobs to the state.

A stretch of a busy thoroughfare through metro Atlanta and North Georgia is set to close as accident investigators reconstruct a wreck that claimed the life of a motorist.

Georgia's unemployment rate has dropped for eight straight months a signal that more Georgians are looking for and finding jobs, the state Labor Department announced Thursday.

Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County, which is led by Northeast Georgia Medical Center and Bike Town U.S.A. are teaming up to host a Bike Safety Poster Contest and a helmet giveaway on Saturday

The man police believe is responsible for the robbery of Peach State Bank in Gainesville Tuesday is also believed to have robbed a Regions Bank branch in Toccoa last month.

Even though a vote on a regional transportation tax won't take place until July, the various jurisdictions in Hall County are in the process of putting together a list of projects just in case the T-splost does pass.

Authorities say thousands of dollars vanished from the Parent Teacher Association and school foundation at an Atlanta elementary school.

Area businessman Eugene Moon has announced his candidacy for Hall County Commission, District 2, a post currently held by Billy Powell.