Wednesday October 30th, 2024 1:28AM

Ken Stanford

Contributing Editor
Ken  Stanford
Red Cross executive director retiring
The head of the Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Chapter of the American Red Cross is retiring.
7:10AM ( 16 years ago )
Owings falls to 6-4 with loss to Brewers
Corey Hart hit a three-run, inside-the-park homer and Russell Branyan followed with a conventional shot to lift the surging Milwaukee Brewers to a 10-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday for their sixth straight win. Arizona starter Micah Owings of Gainesville was the losing pitcher.
5:15PM ( 16 years ago )
Woman accused of taking $548K from employers
A Hall County Grand Jury indictment accuses a woman of stealing $548,000 from two Gainesville doctors groups.
2:36PM ( 16 years ago )
Canada lower house backs asylum for U.S. deserters
Parliament's lower house passed a nonbinding motion Tuesday allowing U.S. military deserters to stay in Canada, but the Conservative government was expected to ignore the vote.
9:06AM ( 16 years ago )
Habersham commission hoping to get by with less money
Habersham County commissioners think they can get by with less money in the coming year.
11:48AM ( 16 years ago )
Rising demand pushes orders up in April
Orders for manufactured goods posted a surprisingly strong increase in April as demand rose across a number of industries.
10:16AM ( 16 years ago )
Moving Ga. border would dry up tourism in 2 towns
Georgia's plan to push the Tennessee border northward would have a significant economic impact of two neighboring towns on the state line.
9:52AM ( 16 years ago )
UN chief: food production must rise 50 percent by 2030
World food production must rise by 50 percent by 2030 to meet increasing demand, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told world leaders Tuesday at a summit grappling with hunger and civil unrest caused by food price hikes.
7:59AM ( 16 years ago )
Clinton seeks to go after Obama superdelegates
As Barack Obama turns to concentrate on his general election challenge, his rival Hillary Rodham Clinton is mounting a last ditch campaign to stay relevant in what is left of the Democratic presidential contest.
11:16AM ( 16 years ago )
Low-flow toilets required in DeKalb to sell house
Beginning Sunday in DeKalb County, any house built before 1993 and sold will have to have low-flow toilets that consume 1.6 gallons of water or less per flush.
4:36AM ( 16 years ago )