Over the weekend, the nation saw extreme weather. Across the southeast, we felt the chill of a substantial, though not really unusual, winter storm. You could and should expect cold temperatures, snow ...

ATLANTA – Georgia’s medical cannabis program has hit an important milestone. Enrollment in the registry of patients eligible to receive the drug hit 25,000 during the weekend. That growth means the ...

Join us for an enchanting story time experience designed especially for infants, toddlers and their caregivers! Our interactive sessions feature a delightful mix of story songs, playful dances, ...

The Peach state has lost about 2.6 million acres of farmland to development in the past 50 years By Dave Williams, Bureau Chief Capitol Beat ...

The Perrow Park project in downtown Jasper is still moving ahead, with city leaders anticipating ground will be broken in 2025. City crews were on site recently prepping the area, and concept drawings ...

Three mobile homes near Walmart were destroyed in an early morning fire last week, all deemed a total loss. The incident occurred just before 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The blaze started at one ...

ATLANTA – President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former University of Georgia football standout Herschel Walker to serve as U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas. Trump recruited Walker, a longtime ...

ATLANTA – Georgia energy regulators have signed off on a 3.5% rate increase for customers of Georgia Power. Members of the state Public Service Commission (PSC) unanimously approved the increase ...

It came as a shock last week when we found out Pickens Junior High was on the list of the state’s worst-performing schools. Students there are eligible for a $6,500 voucher to attend private schools ...

When I think of Christmas past, I remember getting up one Christmas morning to find a Cabbage Patch Doll under the tree. The Cabbage Patch Doll craze of 1983 had every parent across the nation ...

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