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A former state lawmaker has filed an ethics complaint against Democrat Jason Carter, whose campaign manager has since filed similar complaints against Gov. Nathan Deal.

T HREE CHEERS to the four judges on the Georgia Court of Appeals who stood up for state law and marshland protection.

Area school officials say they don't know how many refugee students, if any, will enter local schools this year but they are prepared to teach them as they would any others.

A pair of new polls released on Friday, July 25 paint different pictures of the upcoming Georgia general election.

Here are data showing, state-by-state, where the children have been placed, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, the agency responsible for caring for unaccompanied immigrant children.

The apparent crisis at the southern U.S. border finally hit home this week. According to state and federal officials, 1,154 unaccompanied alien children are now staying in Georgia while they await immigration hearings.

Business leaders, residents and other community stakeholders can hear DeKalb interim CEO Lee May reflect on his year in office and present his outlook for 2015 on July 30 at the DeKalb History Center in Decatur.

Election Day marked a victory for DeKalb County's brand new School Board member Vickie B. Turner, a neophyte who won her election with 59.74 percent of the votes.

Georgia's governor on Thursday chided the president in a letter for failing to communicate with the governor's office before sending unaccompanied young migrants to the state.

A brewing controversy over whether Gov. Nathan Deal's aides tried to shut down an investigation could imperil his reelection prospects.

It is now against the law in Georgia to sell or distribute any electronic cigarette to a person who is under the age of 18. HB 251, which went into effect on July 1, imposes a $300 fine on any retailer who sells the noncombustible nicotine alternatives to any underage customer.

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal today sent this letter to ask the Obama administration, to define the status of the Central American unaccompanied minors being held by federal authorities, before asking private or state organizations in Georgia to take them in.

Staff Report Barnwell Elementary School PTA was honored by the Georgia PTA at the 100th Annual Georgia PTA Convention and Leadership Training on July 12 at the Georgia International Convention Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

More cases are being reported to Child Protective Services, but the number of cases with overdue investigations is dwindling both statewide and in Hall County.

Firefighters in Georgia who contract cancer from their jobs, rarely or ever receive workers' compensation benefits because of strict laws that make it nearly impossible for them to qualify.

In 1997, then-Gov. Zell Miller appointed me to fill a vacant seat on the five-member State Ethics Commission and then reappointed me to a full term, in which I served until 2002.

The winner of the GOP nomination for Georgia's open U.S. Senate seat, touts himself as a political outsider.

The battle for the Republican nomination to be Georgia's state superintendent appears to be headed for extra innings, as Tuesday's runoff results leave the candidates separated by less than the 1 percent gap needed to allow a full recount.

Technical colleges throughout the state are anticipating an increase in student enrollment now that a new grant is available that will pay for full tuition.

Kia Motors America's Southern Region Executive Director of Operations Percy Vaughn, left, and Georgia Lottery President and CEO Debbie Alford, right, look on as Gov. Nathan Deal, center, cuts the Georgia Lottery 21st birthday cake at the Tuesday celebration.