B.J. Williams

State labor officials say Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has declined for the ninth consecutive month.

One local child advocacy group says most churches are not prepared to handle the responsibility of a new Georgia law that mandates pastors report child abuse that may surface in their congregations.

Two Barrow County juveniles are in custody following a search of more than four hours in the Creekwood Road area Wednesday morning.

A planned retail development on Gainesville's east side is one step closer to reality after a quick review by Gainesville City Council members at the council's regular meeting Tuesday night.

School officials in Gwinnett County have charged a high school student with carrying a dagger with her to campus.

The Gainesville City Police Department is commemorating National Police Week in a couple of different ways this week.

The city council in Duluth has approved an amendment aimed at tightening restrictions on massage parlors in the city

Hall County School Superintedent Will Schofield began laying the groundwork Monday night for a leaner budget for the upcoming school year.

Three months ago, Hall County Marine Sean Adams was severely injured when he stepped on an IED in Afghanistan. Sunday he showed up at church to surprise his mom on Mother's Day.

In the first reported drowning of 2012 on Lake Hartwell, uthorities said a 33-year-old Athens man has drowned over the weekend while on a church outing.