B.J. Williams![]() Recent Articles by B.J. WilliamsA woman accused of arranging for her husband to be killed outside a suburban Atlanta preschool is set to be arraigned for a third time Tuesday. The city of Baldwin in Habersham County will not have to pay more than $200,000 in fees to an engineering firm for work it did on a proposal for the city's wastewater treatment plant. Only a few Gainesville City water customers remain under a boil water advisory following Sunday's storm activity, but it's a different story for those who get their water from the city of Flowery Branch. The new chairman of the Georgia Republican Party says the party won't twiddle its thumbs under his leadership. The Atlanta City Council is expected to consider a request to construct a Ferris wheel once used in Paris that would soar 20 stories over downtown Atlanta. The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans, who could use some good luck after recent election losses. Several tornadoes struck parts of the nation's midsection Sunday, concentrating damage in central Oklahoma and Wichita, Kan. One person was killed near Shawnee, Okla., and 21 injuries were reported throughout the state. The 50 or so men and women who earned their U.S. citizenship at a ceremony in Gainesville Friday represented nations from all over the globe, from India to Ghana and El Salvador to Russia. Franklin County authorities are on the lookout for an escaped inmate who scaled a fence at the county detention center Friday morning just after 10:30. Dick Trickle, a former NASCAR driver whose larger-than-life personality and penchant for fun won him legions of fans despite a lack of success beyond the nation’s small tracks, died Thursday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive at the center of last year's public clash with Planned Parenthood, announced plans Friday to run for an open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia. Saying now is the right time, Gainesville City Council appears ready to move forward with the formation of a land bank authority. Democrats rallied behind President Barack Obama in the long-running, bitter dispute over the administration's handling of the Benghazi attack, arguing that the White House's latest email disclosure undermines Republican claims of a cover-up. Dawson County's Chief Tax Appraiser has resigned following his arrest on misdemeanor drug charges. Don't look for the outcry over the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of tea party groups to subside with the ouster of the agency's acting commissioner. Officials awaited daybreak to fully assess the scope of the destruction left in the wake of a deadly tornado in Granbury. Two north Georgia men were recently recognized by the National Wrestling Hall of fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The West Hall Lady Spartans basketball program is registering youth participants for two sessions of its "Camp of Champions" this summer. Initials, Inc., a fashion handbag and home organization company that offers products through in-home parties, recently announced a milestone for the Habersham County-based company. Bibles will be returned to the rooms at state-run lodges and cabins, according to Governor Nathan Deal. 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 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | Next |
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