Rex News

Two distant white relatives of U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama say they are proud to be a part of her heritage and hope someday to meet her.

Two Georgia middle school teachers face charges after fighting in front of students over a love letter posted on Facebook, police said.

An ancestor of first lady Michelle Obama was recently traced to Rex, Ga. The historic town contains only a few structures, including the building at left, owned by Jane Daugherty, which at one time housed the bank, blacksmith, and mercantile store.

Rex, Georgia, is so far off the map, say its residents, that GPS doesn't pick it up.

It looks like an average small town, fighting for survival in a tough economy, cut in half by State Route 42 that rushes drivers in and out of Rex, Ga., in a matter of moments.

Governor Sonny Perdue today hosted the first meeting of the newly-formed water contingency task force and announced the business, government and environmental leaders from around the state that have agreed to serve on the group.

Clayton County authorities are using all of their resources to try to take back neighborhoods that are under siege from criminals.

Another effort to fight crime taking place in Clayton County Tuesday evening -- they call it Operation TEA Party.

It's Father's Day weekend as well as the summer solstice. As a result, there are plenty of things to do this weekend.

U.S. Marshals captured two Clayton County homicide suspects Friday in Brooklyn, N.Y. Darnell Michael Matthews, 20, and Anthony Idris Bostic, 22, were arrested on one murder warrant each and 12 warrants for aggravated assault, said James M. Ergas, of the U.S. Marshals Service's Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force.

Clayton County police say they know who they're looking for in last week's fatal shooting outside of a Little Caesar's pizza place.

Clayton County police are searching for two men wanted for shooting a 25-year-old to death outside a Little Caesars Pizza.

Fred Pangle uses a neighborhood map, Post-it notes and word-of-mouth to track crime statistics in his Rex subdivision.