B.J. Williams

There's no need to worry if you saw heavy police and fire department presence around New Holland Core Knowledge Academy and Flowery Branch High School Tuesday morning—it was all part of a regional drill being conducted by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA).

Home Depot is asking a judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed by consumers after a massive data breach last year.

Greenville-based CertusBank is closing its downtown headquarters and is selling its operations. The sale includes branches in north Georgia.

A new position at the Georgia Department of Education will focus on fine arts, including music, dance, theatre and visual arts.

Saying it will save money for the city and make it easier on taxpayers, the city of Gainesville plans to send out only one tax bill this year.

The folks in charge of the John Jarrard Foundation are always trying new ways to get music in front of an audience, and over the weekend, they chose the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue on Clarks Bridge Road as the setting. From the looks of things, the first-ever Lake Show was a success.

Gas prices could finally be reaching their peak as the rate of increase at the pump is beginning to stall. Since last Sunday, the average price for gasoline rose 5 cents in Georgia.

Officials in Atlanta say clogged drains were to blame for flooding that closed a major highway that runs through the heart of the city.

Authorities say a Georgia man shot and killed two people inside a liquor store and then shot his parents before he was killed in a shootout with a deputy.

Summer means fresh fruits and vegetables across north Georgia, and thanks to farmers markets that have now opened, citizens now have several places to buy those items right from the source.