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ATLANTA - For more than a decade, supporters of legalizing gambling in Georgia have pitched casinos, pari-mutuel betting on horse racing, and - more recently - sports betting to the General Assembly but come up snake eyes.

Spirits are high around the Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe football program where a senior class of 20-players has supporters talking about making a big impact in Region 7-AA. That optimism will get a strong test on Friday when a 2-0 North Murray squad comes to town for the region opener for both teams.

DALTON – Hamilton Medical Center (HMC), part of Vitruvian Health, recently enhanced its surgical capabilities with two new Da Vinci 5 Surgical Systems, bringing the latest generation of robotic-assisted surgical technology to Northwest Georgia. These state-of-the-art systems represent a sign…

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Zollie Bowling, 83, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, August 21st, 2025. He wa…

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Mrs. Frances Jones Mulkey McGill, age 88 of Ellijay, GA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, A…

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Michael Dwayne Ridley, age 66, of Chatsworth, passed away peacefully on August 17, 2025, sur…

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Novis Ray Davis, age 89 of Chatsworth, Ga passed away peacefully at his home on August 16, 2…

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James Edward Loving of Chatsworth, Georgia left a world of blindness and immobility on Tuesd…

I’m surprised at how often I come into contact with people who don’t have a family budget. These same people often have financial difficulty, and they can’t really tell you why. Today I want to talk to you about why you should have a budget and how it applies to personal as well as business life.

After four years of unnecessarily confrontational foreign policy under President Biden, Americans elected Donald Trump in part for his promise to put America first at home and overseas. He promised a war-weary America that he would start no new wars and would get us out of the existing ones.…

I got acquainted with Thiala (pronounced TIE-LUH) through the library’s book club. She was one of the original members and I remember being delighted to find another lover of Stephen King’s lesser known "Dark Tower" novel sequence. Thiala and her son Dorian completed our summer reading chall…

ATLANTA -- Georgia Power has partnered with Georgia Historical Society (GHS) and Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) to refresh and relaunch the Emmy award-winning series "Today in Georgia History." Originally introduced in 2011, the 365 episodes are set to return to GPB in August 2025 highlig…

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