Georgia Northwestern Technical College dropped plans to open a Catoosa County, Ga., campus on 37 acres at Cloud Springs and Dietz roads because of traffic worries.
LaFAYETTE, Ga. — Locals probably learn that the Cherokee Regional Library serves Dade and Walker counties with branches in LaFayette, Rossville, Chickamauga and Trenton.
The Dalton Police Department is investigating counterfeit $100 bills that were used at three local businesses.
Dalton State College is introducing its first intercollegiate athletics program director, a step that brings it closer to its goal of becoming a traditional four-year college.
ATLANTA — Human trafficking is the fastest-growing industry in the world and second most-profitable behind drugs, but one of the most difficult to prosecute, a former FBI agent said Tuesday.
Catoosa County, Ga., Manager Mike Helton wants to go back into law enforcement, this time as sheriff.
A spokesman for House Speaker David Ralston says the chamber is unlikely to take up legislation that would create a "sunset committee" to weigh whether to cut certain state agencies until changes are made to the bill.
RINGGOLD, Ga. — When Hector the parakeet went missing, it was up to a group of fourth-grade detectives at Ringgold Elementary School to identify the culprit.
DALTON, Ga. — The Dalton-Whitfield Consolidation and Charter Commission hopes to have its recommendation on how to merge city and county services before voters this year, its chairman said Wednesday.
Marion and Roane counties received part of almost $190,000 in collection grants to establish, upgrade and expand used motor oil collection centers in 15 communities across Tennessee, according to a release from Gov. Bill Haslam's office.
The country music trio Lady Antebellum is featured on the cover of the 2012 Georgia Travel Guide, which has an interview with group members on their favorite spots to visit in the state.
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man charged with murder in the death of a Mercer University law school graduate.
Beer tasting and alcohol sales in Fort Oglethorpe have created a rift on the City Council, with tempers flaring Monday night in what councilmen say was the most contentious meeting in years.
Authorities said no one will be prosecuted in the deaths of a 19-year-old Chatsworth, Ga., woman and her unborn fetus, both of whom died after she hid a plastic bag of methamphetamine in her vagina.
Georgia high school students would get a one-year delay before being required to pick a career path under a bill passed Tuesday by House lawmakers.






