B.J. Williams

Two incumbent sheriffs in the North Georgia area easily won re-election in Tuesday's primary races. Habersham County Sheriff Joey Terrell and Dawson County Sheriff Billy Carlisle will return to office without a run-off. That is not the case in a number of other counties, however.

The following results represent the latest raw numbers from the Barrow County Elections Office. These returns have not been certified by the Georgia Secretary of State's Office.

The following results represent the latest raw numbers from the Dawson County Elections Office. These returns have not been certified by the Georgia Secretary of State's Office.

The following results represent the latest raw numbers from the White County Elections Office. These returns have not been certified by the Georgia Secretary of State's Office.

Voters have rejected a penny sales tax referendum to pay for transportation projects in nine of 12 regions in Georgia, including the Georgia Mountains Region, unofficial returns show.

A 14-year-old Cherokee County boy was arrested Monday after authorities found six explosive devices inside his Canton home.

A firefighter was taken to the hospital Sunday afternoon when he was overcome by heat at the scene of a fire in Jefferson.

A former Gwinnett County commissioner has said he's close to resolving credit problems, and he wants a bankrputcy case against him dismissed.

The Humane Society of Jackson County's (HSJC) ReTail Thrift Store has expanded.

A Statham man is in jail, facing charges connected to a home invasion in the city on July 9.