Ellijay News

A north Georgia man trusted his Toyota made Lexus, but says he ended up injured and trapped at the bottom of a ravine this weekend when his car wouldn't stop.

Sixteen men attending Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College will compete for the title of Mr.

A winter storm watch has been posted for extreme north Georgia for Friday night, but forecasters are now predicting only a cold rain for most of metro Atlanta.

Freezing rain, sleet and snow may be hitting North Georgia today and Saturday, just three weeks after area residents battled snow and icy roads.

The roads are turning icy in many areas around Calhoun a ' including Dalton, Chatsworth and Ellijay.

Long-term care administrators and directors of nursing are aware of the devastating consequences of falls and work hard to prevent them.

David Ralston from Blue Ridge, is regarded by both parties as a behind-the-scenes leader.

Like others, Jeff Mumpower was shocked to see the pictures of a ruined Haiti. But the Cleveland man wasn't content to stay at home and just go about his job as turf maintenance specialist for Hall County Parks & Leisure Services' Allen Creek Soccer Complex.

Before 1979, Sunday school classes at First Baptist Roswell were segregated by gender.

Tuition and housing aren't cheap, and with the start of a new semester, students have the added expense of buying textbooks.

Most roads in Murray County remained icy Friday morning, Murray County 911 reported, and county residents are advised not to go out if you don't have to and to leave early if you must.

Ga. Highway 282, about 2 miles west of Ellijay. The lane is closed because it's totally iced over.

Water used to put out an RV fire on Interstate 575 turned into ice early Monday morning, shutting down southbound lanes of the highway at the Cherokee-Pickens County line.

Five small Georgia banks have joined the long list of state financial institutions under pressure from regulators to improve their finances and operations.

The Georgia Department of Community Health has approved a certificate-of-need that will allow Gordon Hospital to begin offering radiation therapy by mid-2011. The certificate-of-need, which was approved just before Christmas, will allow Gordon Hospital to install a linear accelerator at its campus, 1035 Red Bud Road.

Clear Creek Middle School in Ellijay was the top finisher in Berry Collegea s Fall 2009 Sixth-Grade Mathematics Competition, with second and third going to First Presbyterian Day School in Macon and Jasper Middle School, respectively.

Those who've watched David Ralston at work in the courthouses of the North Georgia foothills say he has an uncanny ability to connect with juries.

Vice President Joe Biden joined Governor Sonny Perdue today to announce a total of $42 million in local, state, federal and private funding to create a 260-mile fiber optic loop that will enable broadband access through eight North Georgia counties.

Georgia will use $42 million in local, state, federal and private funding to create a 260-mile fiber optic loop for broadband access through eight North Georgia counties, Vice President Joe Biden and Gov.

Some might argue this story is picking low-hanging fruit, but after all, it's the principle of the thing.