B.J. Williams![]() Recent Articles by B.J. WilliamsChristmas has come early for White County as county commissioners have signed an agreement with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for the lease on 1,000 acres next to the current county park for future recreational use. Georgia's high school graduation rate of 67 percent ranks it behind all of its neighboring states and puts it among the lowest in the nation under new federal measurements released by the U.S. Department of Education. A new study projects that expanding Georgia's Medicaid health care program would cost the state about $2.5 billion over a decade while providing half a million uninsured Georgians with coverage. Residents of a subdivision in south Hall County are afraid a plan to annex a piece of foreclosed property into the Buford City limits will have a negative impact on their property values. A man suspected of shoplifting DVD players at a Walmart died Sunday after a confrontation with workers at the Atlanta-area store. Authorities say a 16-year-old boy is expected to make his first court appearance Monday after he was accused of killing his stepfather with a sword. Gwinnett County police are investigating after a woman was found dead on Thanksgiving. Almost before the last bite of turkey and dressing had been eaten, shoppers began running to north Georgia retailers for their annual Black Friday shopping ritual. Hall County and city of Gainesville fire investigators are trying to determine what caused a work vehicle at a business on Candler Highway to burst into flames Thursday morning. The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the preliminary unemployment rate in the Northeast Georgia region declined to 7.6 percent in October, down one-tenth of a percentage point from September. What started as a simple challenge from a pastor three years ago has turned into a Thanksgiving meal for nearly 1,000 people in Gainesville this year. A former member of the Gainesville City School Board was arrested over the weekend at the Atlanta airport for allegedly having a loaded weapon in his carry-on bag. One of the candidates who ran for Georgia's 9th District Congressional post has a new leadership position with the Lanier Tea Party Patriots. Four people were arrested Sunday in White County in connection with a marijuana grow operation. Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens has confirmed that 28,467 households in the state could be affected by an online security breach involving Nationwide Insurance Co. The president of Northeast Georgia Medical Center faces a DUI charge in connection with a single-vehicle accident late last month. Hall County's administrative offices, courts and community centers will be closed for three days this week. Community centers will also remain closed through the weekend. Hospital officials and Cleveland police helped evacuate visitors at Babyland General Hospital Sunday afternoon when smoke was seen coming out of a heating and air vent. The Georgia Supreme Court has dismissed the pre-trial appeal of a man accused in the 2006 murders of four people in Forsyth County. A week after signing a waiver of extradition, twin brothers from Barrow County are now in jail in Florida. Previous |1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | Next |
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