Local/State News

A Covington Police Department officer shot during an investigation Monday spent part of his childhood in North Georgia, according to family friends.

Beginning Thursday, September 6, traffic will be directed by flagging operators on State Route 52 (SR) 52 headed toward Amicalola Falls.

Gas prices were up for Labor Day holiday travelers, with motorists paying the most expensive prices in four years, with a statewide average of $2.70 per gallon.

A man is dead and a woman is facing serious charges after a weekend vehicle versus pedestrian accident in Franklin County.

Merchants in Lumpkin County were given counterfeit money over the Labor Day holiday weekend.

A 27 year old man has been arrested and charged with manufacturing marijuana, among other charges, after state drug agents located marijuana plants at a Jefferson residence.

A subcommittee of the Helen City Commission and representatives of Cool River Tubing and Helen Waterpark and Tubing agree they want to see less litter in the Chattahoochee River.

Chances are, when you use the restroom - at home or at a public facility - you don't think about what happens after the flush. After all, that's just, well, gross.

Concrete has long been respected as one of the more difficult aspects of commercial construction, but is also seen by many as among the more dirty.

Downtown Homer bustled with activity Friday night and Saturday as the 46th-annual Homer Holiday Festival ushered in the long weekend.