B.J. Williams![]() Recent Articles by B.J. WilliamsOne person is in jail and authorities are looking for more suspects following the discovery of a marijuana grow operation in Dawson County. Authorities closed Clarks Bridge Road near Venue Drive for a time Thursday morning after a large pine tree fell, taking out power lines in the area. Crews are cleaning up the damage after fast-moving thunderstorms rolled across north Georgia Wednesday afternoon. Jackson County voters were among the latest voters across the state to approve the Sunday sale of alcohol. Two incumbent sheriffs in the North Georgia area easily won re-election in Tuesday's primary races. Habersham County Sheriff Joey Terrell and Dawson County Sheriff Billy Carlisle will return to office without a run-off. That is not the case in a number of other counties, however. The following results represent the latest raw numbers from the Barrow County Elections Office. These returns have not been certified by the Georgia Secretary of State's Office. The following results represent the latest raw numbers from the Dawson County Elections Office. These returns have not been certified by the Georgia Secretary of State's Office. The following results represent the latest raw numbers from the White County Elections Office. These returns have not been certified by the Georgia Secretary of State's Office. Voters have rejected a penny sales tax referendum to pay for transportation projects in nine of 12 regions in Georgia, including the Georgia Mountains Region, unofficial returns show. A 14-year-old Cherokee County boy was arrested Monday after authorities found six explosive devices inside his Canton home. A firefighter was taken to the hospital Sunday afternoon when he was overcome by heat at the scene of a fire in Jefferson. A former Gwinnett County commissioner has said he's close to resolving credit problems, and he wants a bankrputcy case against him dismissed. The Humane Society of Jackson County's (HSJC) ReTail Thrift Store has expanded. A Statham man is in jail, facing charges connected to a home invasion in the city on July 9. Georgia CORE, the Center for Oncology Research and Education, has developed an online information center that profiles nearly 50 cancer clinical trials being conducted in Gainesville Federal banking authorities closed the doors of another Georgia bank on Friday, marking the ninth such seizure in Georgia this year. The number of first-time claims for unemployment insurance in Georgia was down 17.1 percent last month compared to June a year ago, with Gainesville recording the second-highest decline One day after being released from jail in Hall County on federal charges, a Cornelia woman was booked at the Habersham County Detention Center on state drug charges. A man who started his teaching career in a one room school in Dawson County and later became the Dean of College Relations at Gainesville State College has died at the age of 95. Police Chief Dan Oates says 14 people are dead following a shooting at suburban Denver movie theater. 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 | 130 | 131 | Next |
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