Jefferson News

Last year, Peach State Speedway was in danger of closing its doors, just as dozens of other tracks in the Southeast have done this decade.

The man who shot and killed his former girlfriend then committed suicide Thursday nearly killed a third person as he apparently tried to escape from police.

Nicholson Mayor Ronnie Maxwell gets a little support from his wife, Gale, on Tuesday night at the Nicholson Public Library as the votes are counted in the mayor's race.

Although many key details remain to be negotiated, Congress appears poised to enact some substantial reform of American health care that will build on, rather than replace, our patchwork of government, private, and non-profit insurance.

Nine men were arraigned Monday on federal charges they tricked a paper mill into paying $4.8 million for timber that was never delivered.

In a year when ample rainfall has made most farmers smile, all Trey Mobley needs for a successful peanut harvest is a little sunshine.

Construction on a Jackson County highway has been delayed for the third time this month.

A Regions Bank branch in Gainesville is one of 121 Regions branches that will close early next year.

Two Jefferson men were arrested and charged with robbery in Athens on Friday afternoon, according to police and jail records.

Forecasters do not expect the Athens area to receive anything close to the almost 4 inches the area received Oct.

I left Athens as dark clouds threatened overhead, then dumped rain on me all the way up U.S. Highway 441 past Commerce.

Every week, Fowler Drive Elementary students peer through microscopes to look at cells or don protective goggles to study chemical reactions.

After the recent flooding of Curry Creek Park in Jefferson, Thursday's park cleanup couldn't come at a better time.

Over the next couple of weeks, small-town residents will see candidates for municipal offices going door to door, handing out signs and generally giving their campaigns one last push before voting wraps up Nov.

Find more elections coverage in our 2009 elections section. City Council District 4 Brian Mitsdarffer Age: 34 Personal: Wife, Gina, and daughter, Rayann Mitsdarffer, 5 Professional: Small business owner Government experience: None Why running: "Jefferson isn't just a city where I live, it's my home.

Emergency management leaders are keeping a wary eye on already-full lakes and streams as another round of showers threatens Northeast Georgia with flooding rains for the second time this week.

He may not be from the South, but Riccardo Dei Rossi has fallen in love with two Southern favorites: fried chicken and mashed potatoes.

A 44-year-old Pendergrass woman died Monday after losing control of her sport utility vehicle on the Interstate 85 exit ramp that leads onto Dry Pond Road just north of Jefferson, according to troopers at the Georgia State Patrol's Gainesville post.

Animal advocates in Jackson County long have complained that the community doesn't have a shelter for abandoned or stray dogs and cats, and now they have a plan to change that.

The Oconee County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Burglary: On Sept.