The 14-year-old boy accused of shooting and killing four people and injuring several others at Apalachee High School in Barrow County last month has entered a plea of not guilty.

For all intents and purposes, the battle for the Region 8-A Division 1 title will be staged on Friday. And the possible long-term playoff fates of both Commerce and Rabun County, as well as the rest of the public schools in the region, are in the hands of the Wildcats.

Offshore wind energy projects in New York, New Jersey and Maryland are moving forward, as federal regulators examine the proposals and opponents increase their legal challenges to the work

David Gibbs defeated incumbent Richard Higgins in Tuesday's Hall County Commission Chair Republican runoff.