B.J. Williams

​Severe weather has swept across the South, killing at least 19 people and damaging hundreds of homes from Louisiana into the Appalachian Mountains.

Gov. Brian Kemp plans to give Georgians an update Monday afternoon on the COVID-19 outbreak in the state.

Unemployed Georgians should begin to see some federal relief money in their bank accounts in the coming week, according to information released Friday by the Georgia Department of Labor

Because of high drought index, high temperatures and strong, gusty winds, locations across the Southern Appalachians may be vulnerable to wildland fires right now.

Ahead of Easter Sunday, Gov. Brian Kemp urged Georgians to participate in religious services online or by phone instead of in-person because of the coronavirus pandemic

As part of its Operation Round Up program, Sawnee Electric Membership Foundation this week announced the approval of more than $10,000 in emergency funding for summer lunch programs for local schools.

For the last few weeks, as the coronavirus pandemic has unfolded, churches in North Georgia have had to change the dynamics of their worship services. That means the celebration of Easter this weekend will look much different than it typically does.

The Hall County Tax Assessors office will not mail real property notices of current assessment until May 1.

As more people find themselves out of work during the coronavirus pandemic, the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) reports the agency processed more claims in seven days than were processed during the entire year of 2019.

Students attending schools in the University System of Georgia will see no tuition increases next school year if the board approves the recommendation.