Bryan Pirkle

A study by Georgia Tech for the Georgia Forestry Commission shows that in 2011, economic activity generated by the forestry industry topped $25 billion in output and provided 118,459 jobs.

Lafarge North America Inc. announced on Thursday that it will be selling 6 quarries operating in the state, several of them located in northeast Georgia.

Thanks to a donation from 11Alive News in Atlanta, White County High School has received a television news set to use in its student-led productions.

The first major bigfoot conference to ever be held in the south will take place at the R Ranch later this month.

Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who topped an illustrious military career by commanding the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991 but kept a low public profile in controversies over the second Gulf War against Iraq, died Thursday. He was 78.

Residents in Hall County are being asked to wear green and white clothing on Friday in honor of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings.

A North Georgia composting business is facing a serious challenge from locals who say the stench emanating from compost piles is negatively impacting the community.

A national sporting goods chain has announced it will suspend sales of certain rifles following the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

Gainesville Police released surveillance photos Monday of a suspect in the Nov. 23 armed robbery of a business on Industrial Boulevard.

The 2012 Gainesville High School football team, who last Saturday won the Region AAAAA state football championship, will be honored with a parade and reception hosted by the Gainesville City School System.