Georgia News

The Georgia Department of Labor reported today that the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 10.2 percent in October, up one-tenth of a percentage point from a revised 10.1 percent in September.

ATLANTA a ' Medical student Joseph Pate just completed a surgical rotation that he'd volunteered for in Savannah, and now he can't wait for more at sites outside of the Medical College of Georgia's Augusta base.

REV. AL SHARPTON AND NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK TO LEAD AN EMERGENCY DAY OF OUTRAGE AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE ON NOVEMBER 23, 2009 AT 2:00 P.M. IN ATLANTA, GA WHO: National Action Network, along with families and victims of gun violence and concerned Atlanta citizens are taking a stand against youth violence.

The new attorney handling Georgia's appeal in the long-running legal battle with Alabama and Florida over water rights will be paid $855 an hour.

A state official says Georgia's largest mental hospital will stop admitting new patients.

Tiffany King describes herself as a "fifth-year senior" at the University of Georgia who isn't in a hurry to finish college.

Georgia second baseman Chance Veazey is paralyzed from the waist down and undergoing rehabilitation in Atlanta.

Atlanta Latino , News Report, Judith Martinez, Translated by Elena Shore, Posted: Nov 18, 2009 ATLANTA -- Without knowing exactly how the 287 program works, Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway officially announced on Monday, Nov.

With a deep spirit of gratitude and respect, Northwest Georgia Bank recognizes and honors employees and directors, their family members and all veterans who served or are serving in the U.S. military, here and abroad, wartime or peacetime.

Attorney General Thurbert Baker is getting some high-profile help in his bid to become Georgia's first black governor.

University of Georgia police are investigating a visiting student's claim that he was held captive and beaten in the basement of a fraternity house.

When Vicki Stewart read a best-selling book written by her longtime friend Haywood Smith, she was fuming.

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On December 2, at 11:00 a.m. a long awaited event will take place at the home site of Byron Herbert Reece, Georgia's Appalachian Poet/Novelist as designated by the Georgia General Assembly.

ATLANTA a ' Georgia's top fire official is urging churches to bolster security after two metro Atlanta churches were set on fire.

A coalition of immigrant rights groups plans to hold a vigil, rally and "funeral procession" to draw attention to what it says are violations at a south Georgia immigration detention center.

Water and sewer infrastructure projects in seven Georgia communities will receive help from $5.7 million in loans.

On Monday, November 9, 2009, many years of work by the members of the Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association and many others culminated in the signing of a certification agreement between the National Park Service and the Cedartown City Commission.

In the tradition of connecting national leaders with our state's business community, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that former governor, best-selling author and number one rated weekend television host Mike Huckabee will be the featured speaker at the Annual Meeting Dinner on January 11, 2010.

Law enforcement agencies in three Georgia counties are set to receive new technology to identify and deport illegal immigrants who are considered dangerous criminals.