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Georgia's senators, both Republicans, vowed to keep fighting efforts to pass a massive health care overhaul even as Democratic leaders declared victory following an early morning Christmas Eve vote on Thursday.

The Hurtsboro Historic District was listed to the National Register of Historic Places in October.

As thousands of people streamed in and out of the Augusta Mall on Saturday afternoon to complete their holiday purchases, Tina Pinson was just getting started.

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Brown of Thomson announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittney Elizabeth Brown, to Christopher Brian Dyson, of Washington, son of Betty Dyson and Bill Dyson, also of Washington.

A new round of OneGeorgia grants and loans includes financing for three northeast Georgia projects.

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth, So I can whistle. - Don Gardner, 1946 Today we publish The News-Times' annual Hometown Gifts edition.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Callaway Farms Manufacturing for safety and health violations.

A history-making occasion took place in the McDuffie County Superior Courtroom last Friday when four recent graduates of law school were sworn in as Georgia's newest lawyers.

Georgia's senators are bracing for a contentious debate on health care reform and are dubious of Majority Leader Harry Reid's efforts as he prepares to unveil the Senate's version of health reform legislation, possibly as early as this week.

WASHINGTON - Georgia's senators are bracing for a contentious debate on health care reform and are dubious of Majority Leader Harry Reid's efforts as he prepares to unveil the Senate's version of health reform legislation, possibly as early as next week.

It galled her to do it, but Sarah Dillon was desperate for answers, so she wrote letters to convicted snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo: If you murdered my son, please confess, she wrote.

WASHINGTON - Georgia Rep. John Lewis and the white man who attacked him during a civil rights protest in 1961 have been chosen to receive the Common Ground award.

Antonia "Toni" Renee Lowe was sentenced to life in prison this afternoon after being convicted of murder by a jury in McDuffie County Superior Court.

WASHINGTON -- Georgia, Florida and Alabama don't agree on much when it comes to water.

Morgan Diane Lamb and Brandon "Heath" Clark were united in marriage at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept.

This is the second such incident this year as a hunting trip turns deadly for a 68 year old man, who was hunting with his grandson.

National Association Elects New Board to Manage Growth AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The nation's interest in "green" living and "green" jobs is continuing to fuel the growth of the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association , a national non-profit that educates people on how to use rainwater harvesting systems and conserve ...

A worker at the Washington Wilkes Animal Shelter had a rude awakening Sunday morning when he went to feed the shelter's 200 dogs: Someone had stolen the weekend supply of dog food.

When people move into nursing homes, it is the goal of one local nonprofit group to make sure they are comfortable.

Ernie Harwell says it's 'fantastic' that MLB Productions is naming one of its studios after him.