B.J. Williams

Lake Lanier's annual Polar Bear Plunge was canceled on Jan. 1 when torrential rains brought debris into the lake. Now, the event has been rescheduled.

Poultry executive Abit Massey of Gainesville will be one of two recipients of the University of Georgia's President's Medal during Founders Day activities at UGA on Jan. 27.

The city of Gainesville is now searching for a new city solicitor after Tuesday night's official resignation by attorney John Breakfield.

Gov. Nathan Deal has declared a state of emergency for 15 counties in north Georgia, saying that the state was ``well prepared'' for a wave of snow and ice expected over the next two days.

A 15-year-old girl from Georgia is recovering from a broken ankle after a boulder rolled on her foot while exploring a Jackson County cave.

A Pendergrass man was killed in a Monday afternoon rush hour crash in Jackson County.

A discarded cigarette gets the blame for a house fire in Suwanee Monday afternoon.

The United Methodist Church's missions agency is moving its headquarters from New York City, where it has been based for nearly 200 years, to Atlanta.

The deputy hailed for getting in between a heavily armed Cumming man and the courthouse he intended to seize has returned to work, a year and a half after the incident.

Authorities say a 74-year-old woman froze to death after she tried to help her wheelchair-bound husband outside their in Eatonton home.