B.J. Williams

Jackson County's elementary school students are getting an extra day of holiday time because of widespread flu among both the students and teachers.

Georgia’s unemployment rate fell in November by 0.1 percentage points to 3.3 percent, the lowest rate since the federal government began keeping records in 1976.

The parent of a student who attends Gainesville Middle School was arrested on a charge of terroristic threats after she made what was a described as an angry video complaining about her son being bullied.

A Tuesday night public hearing before the Gainesville City Council became emotional at times as residents asked council members to reconsider an addition to Gainesville's Unified Land Development Code pertaining to extended stay lodging.

An Ellijay man has been arrested after authorities said he tried to meet with a juvenile for sex in Cherokee County.

The Georgia Department of Transportation plans single-lane closures on Spout Springs Road under the Interstate 985 overpass in Flowery Branch this week.

A Forsyth County woman was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Pittman Road near Arcanum Place Monday night.

A federal judge is allowing Georgia to proceed with a mass purge of its voting rolls planned for Monday evening, but he also scheduled a hearing later in the week to hear more arguments about the matter.

The Gwinnett County Police Department said one person was killed in an accident that shut down two lanes of I-85 northbound near Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road.

Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.39 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, according to AAA.