Tuesday October 29th, 2024 9:23PM

Ken Stanford

Contributing Editor
Ken  Stanford
Former Carter White House aide Hamilton Jordan dies
Hamilton Jordan, a political strategist from south Georgia who helped propel Jimmy Carter to the White House and served as his chief of staff, died Tuesday night after a long battle with cancer.

7:14AM ( 16 years ago )
Owings takes loss as Arizona falls to Florida
Despite a 10 strikeout performance, Gainesville's Micah Owings fell to 5-2 on the season Tuesday night as the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Florida Marlins 3-2.
5:08AM ( 16 years ago )
State BOE votes today on 5 charter system applications, including Gainesville's
The state Board of Education (BOE) is expected to vote on applications Tuesday for five public school districts - including Gainesville - to convert entirely to charter schools.
11:41AM ( 16 years ago )
Home Depot 1Q profits down by 66 percent
The Home Depot Inc. reported a 66 percent drop in first-quarter profit Tuesday due to a large one-time charge and continued weakness in the housing market.
9:41AM ( 16 years ago )
Brenau asking to convert apartments into dorm rooms
A growing Brenau University needs dorm space for students and would like to convert some apartments near the campus into dorm rooms.
9:18AM ( 16 years ago )
Hoschton seeks new water supply source
With prospects of our historic drought continuing, and worsening, according to many experts, the City of Hoschton is taking a pro-active step.
9:14AM ( 16 years ago )
U.S.: 500 youths detained in Iraq; 10 in Afghanistan
The U.S. military is holding about 500 juveniles suspected of being "unlawful enemy combatants" in detention centers in Iraq and has about 10 detained in Afghanistan, the United States has told the United Nations.
4:32AM ( 16 years ago )
Dense smoke blankets parts of Florida
Parts of southern Florida were under a dense smoke advisory on Sunday as firefighters worked to control several wildfires that have burned about 62 square miles.
7:22PM ( 16 years ago )
Chicago-based company recalls meat in E. coli scare
Federal officials say a Chicago-based company is recalling beef products distributed in 11 states, including Georgia, due to an E. coli scare.

10:57PM ( 16 years ago )
Buoyed by recent wins, Democrats eye Southern seats
The political fortunes of Democrats down South once were so bad that people openly joked even Jesus Christ would lose by a double-digit margin if he ran for office on the party's ticket. It might be time to put that joke to rest.
10:36PM ( 16 years ago )