Ranger News

Deacon Fred D. Anderson, 83, entered into eternal rest May 29, 2009. The viewing was June 5 at Smalls Funeral Home Chapel.

State Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ranger, has filed paperwork to run for the 9th Congressinal District seat currently held by U.S. Rep Nathan Deal, who is running for governor.

Having a bill vetoed by the governor tends to make a legislator feel a little like Miss California USA, Carrie Prejean - even a bill with as little sex appeal as one that would have cut capital-gains taxes.

An Augusta man was arrested Friday in Burke County after police said he led them on a three-county chase and nearly hit two officers with his truck.

Kenny Carroll of Opelika, Ala., won the Walmart Bass Fishing League Dixie Division tournament on West Point Lake Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 22 pounds, 11 ounces.

Tonight anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 people will converge upon the Georgia Capitol to shake their fists and dangle their rage-filled tea bags in protest over nanny-state, big-spending guvmint! Notables expected to bask in the spotlight - or face possible jeers - include America's Most Noble Human Sean Hannity, former U.S. Rep.

Two Tire Amnesty Days in April will allow Gordon County residents to dispose of old vehicle tires for free, Redbone Ridges Landfill, 1224 Pleasant Hill Road Extension, Ranger, will accept up to 10 car tires per resident on Saturday, April 18 and Saturday, April 25 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. both days.

* Cecil Leon Isenhower, 65, 9631 Highway 225 North, Chatsworth, was charged Monday by the Murray County Sheriff's Office with trafficking in cocaine.

Submitted by the Conasauga Ranger District Trails don't just happen. It takes a lot of hard work and commitment from people who care about their natural resources.

Calhoun, Ga. police officers have arrested two women in connection with several break-ins at Gordon Hospital.

State Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ranger, and the legislative leaders who surrounded him Wednesday, still may be sore today from the verbal and mental gymnastics in which they engaged while touting a legislative package ...

Really, our mommas raised us better. But one fine summer day in our long-ago youth, that didn't stop my brother and me and one of our best friends from stealing a Playboy magazine from the newsstand in the ...

One day after President Barack Obama signed a massive federal economic stimulus package, Georgia Republicans Wednesday introduced a state version aimed at helping businesses and unemployed workers.

State House and Senate Republicans unveiled a package of tax credits and cuts Wednesday that they say will help create and maintain jobs across Georgia.

Faced with declining enrollment and cuts in funding, a small Minnesota school system this year did the only thing it thought it could do: Change to a four-day school week.

The Conasauga Ranger District of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests is seeking comments on a request for a special use permit that would allow a multi-year bicycle race on open forest service roads in ...

Teens can hang out and discuss "Ranger's Apprentice Book One: The Ruins of Gorlan" by John Flanagan.

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue proposed earlier this week that the state create its own public works spending plan to stimulate the economy.