B.J. Williams

Candidates for Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party will debate Thursday, May 2, at the Gainesville Civic Center.

Some assets and liabilities of Douglas County Bank in Douglasville, seized Friday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), have been acquired by Hamilton State Bank, which is based in Hoschton in north Georgia.

The focus was on children Friday morning as dozens of people gathered in Kenyon Plaza in downtown Gainesville for the annual observance of National Crime Victims' Rights Week.

Legislation to end furloughs of air traffic controllers and delays for millions of travelers is headed to a House vote after a dark-of-night vote in the Senate that took place after most lawmakers had left the Capitol for a weeklong vacation.

Gov. Nathan Deal signed the second edition of a criminal justice bill into law Thursday, calling the legislation another step toward making the state "smarter on crime."

Authorities in White County spent more than four hours Wednesday night searching for a Cleveland woman who suffers from dementia.

New York City officials say the Boston Marathon bombing suspects intended to blow up their remaining explosives in Times Square.

A manager at a Kohl's Department Store in Lawrenceville is out of a job after he was charged as a Peeping Tom last week.

Presidents past and present lionized one of their own Thursday, putting politics aside as President George W. Bush dedicated the library that documents his place in history.

The Longstreet Society will hold its Annual Bivouac this Saturday, April 27 at the historic Piedmont Hotel at 827 Maple Street.