Synovus and Pinnacle Bank announce $8.6B merger
Two major regional banks in Georgia and Tennessee are combining in the largest bank merger of the year. Columbus-based Synovus and Nashville-based Pinnacle Bank...
Vogel State Park to unveil new visitor center with ribbon-cutting ceremony August 7
BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. — One of the oldest state parks in the nation is set to celebrate the grand opening of its brand-new visitor center....
Commerce City Council mulls relocating 200-year-old cemetery for business development
The Commerce City Council is considering the fate of a 200-year-old cemetery. A local developer is asking for permission to relocate the deceased to...
Suspicious device in Baldwin turns out to be industrial oxygen sensor
A suspicious device found outside a convenience store in Baldwin on Monday turned out to be an oxygen sensor, according to police. Baldwin Police...
Cornelia attorney arrested for forgery, identity fraud
An attorney from Cornelia is facing multiple felony charges following a months-long investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Agents arrested 46-year-old Paul Jason "Jake"...
Missing woman found
The Banks County Sheriff's Office says a woman who was reported missing Monday morning has been found.
Belinda “Bubba” Wheeler, 40, was last spotted in...
AG Carr jumps into lawsuit challenging Savannah’s ordinance targeting guns left in unlocked vehicles
(Georgia Recorder) — Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has filed a brief in support of a lawsuit against Savannah Mayor Van Johnson over a...
Grand jury declines to indict former Atlanta police officer in church deacon’s death
ATLANTA (AP) — A grand jury on Monday declined to indict an former Atlanta police officer on manslaughter charges in the death of a...
Hall County teacher appointed to state education standards commission
Tadmore Elementary School teacher Christy Edwards has been appointed to the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) by Governor Brian Kemp. She is one of...
GBI investigating inmate death at Towns County Jail
HIAWASSEE, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of a man who died while in custody at the Towns...
Texas House issues arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting
(The Texas Tribune) — The Texas House voted Monday afternoon to track down and arrest more than 50 Democratic lawmakers who were not present...
Georgia lawmakers to return this winter to Capitol chambers refreshed with 19th Century details
(Georgia Recorder) — Lawmakers may be gone, but work is still being accomplished underneath Georgia’s Gold Dome this summer. With legislators away, architects have...