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 ...

On the first day back to school after Christmas break, students returned to news that a classmate, 8th grader Grayson Jake Dodd, died in a tragic incident over the weekend. Many students went to the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Officials who won elections in November were sworn in Monday at the county commissioners meeting for four-year terms. Coroner Erin Lohr won a first term in office. All the others were incumbents ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jasper Mayor Steve Lawrence received the Sequoyah Chapter’s Daughters of the American Revolution Community Service Award during their November meeting at Big Canoe. The award is presented to a person ...

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 ...