Wednesday October 30th, 2024 3:20AM

Ken Stanford

Contributing Editor
Ken  Stanford
Tomato-associated salmonella reaches Ga.
Health officials said seven Georgia residents - including one in northeast Georgia - have become ill in a nationwide outbreak of tomato-associated salmonella.
6:35AM ( 16 years ago )
Hall's first charter school okayed by state BOE
The state Board of Education Thursday voted to grant charter school status to Hall County's World Language Academy, the first such designation for a school in the county school system.
4:35AM ( 16 years ago )
Retail sales jump by largest amount in 6 months
Retail sales jumped by the largest amount in six months in May as 57 million economic stimulus payments helped offset the headwinds buffeting consumers.
2:41PM ( 16 years ago )
Hancock Fabrics preparing to emerge from bankruptcy
Hancock Fabrics - which has a store in Gainesville - has filed a reorganization plan with the Securities and Exchange Commission and expects to emerge from bankruptcy in August.
12:14PM ( 16 years ago )
AAA: Gas prices dip slightly in Ga.
Gas prices across Georgia were down Thursday from Wednesday's prices, but not by much.
11:33AM ( 16 years ago )
Ellijay area off-road vehicle trail closed
It's been five years since the Anderson Creek trail for off-road vehicles near Ellijay has been closed, and the U.S. Forest Service service is now making it permanent.
10:14AM ( 16 years ago )
EPA fines developers with projects in Hall, Gwinnett, Forsyth
Four of the nation's largest homebuilders - some with developments in Hall, Forsyth and Gwinnett counties - have been fined by the federal government for water pollution.
8:57AM ( 16 years ago )
Little or no warning of twister that hit Boy Scout camp
Frightened Boy Scouts huddled in a shelter as a tornado tore through their western Iowa campground, killing four people and injuring 48 others who had little to no warning of the approaching twister.
8:15AM ( 16 years ago )
Report: Worrisome rise in underweight babies
Georgia ranks 40th among the states in an annual report on the welfare of the nation's children.
8:13AM ( 16 years ago )
Extreme drought return to Hall, other NE Ga. counties
Extreme drought conditions have returned to most of northeast Georgia - including Hall County - and rivers and streams in most of the area are at record lows for this time of year.
4:35AM ( 16 years ago )