
LEXINGTON - An Oglethorpe County government worker and five other people face charges as part of a monthlong investigation into a marijuana-growing operation.
A 14-year-old Coile Middle school student was arrested Tuesday after he set off a bottle of pepper spray in his math class, according to Athens-Clarke police.
In a state decimated by a global recession, tourism is more important than ever, Gov. Sonny Perdue said Wednesday at a conference in Athens for the hospitality industry.
An Athens woman stabbed her girlfriend to death in their home, then lied to police about how she died, a grand jury alleged in an indictment returned this week in Clarke County Superior Court.
JEFFERSON - The proprietor of a shuttered grease recycling plant has avoided jail for now by submitting a new plan to clean up the 90-acre Talmo site.
DULUTH - Gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal wants to let teachers decide when to give required standardized tests in their classrooms and let schools promote students midyear if they're ready to move up.
The state Supreme Court scheduled oral arguments for Wednesday as a Bogart man asks the high court to reverse his 2008 conviction for shooting a motorcyclist who chased his daughters.
Four Pendergrass residents qualified this week to run for two seats on the Pendergrass City Council in the Nov. 2 election.
An apparently feral cat that attacked a woman Sunday in Colbert was not rabid, state health officials confirmed Wednesday.
ATLANTA - State and federal authorities have arrested 54 people on charges of lying to get $1.1 million in government housing subsidies, and they plan to arrest dozens more.
88-year-old man dies week after goat attack
Noise law challenged once more
Local tourism gets boost as Athens hosts annual industry conference
Less room for choices in schools
Athletic honors for former super
GBI investigating Jefferson officer after bar fight
Escaped rattlesnake found dead near zoo
Georgians stressed about finances
Write-in challenges school board veteran
Bomb squad blows up two cannonballs
Trash pickup delayed for Labor Day holiday
In politics, women effective, but few
Tax list a target at forum in mayoral race
Buying locally grown food packs powerful economic punch, study shows
Health care issues dominate gubernatorial debate
Police exempt as laws target distracted drivers
Teacher ready to move beyond suit
When temps fall, kudzu critters invade
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