After taking some hits during the pandemic, Georgia tourism is poised for a record summer.

Hyundai Motor Group is doubling down on its commitment to Georgia.

Pendergrass will hold a special election on Sept. 19 to fill the vacancy of city council Post 4 seat. The seat is vacated by Nick Geiman, who will become the town's next mayor.

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a 19-state coalition of attorneys general in urging the Biden administration not to use the 14th Amendment to raise the nation’s debt ceiling.

All Regional Commissions across the state reported a drop in unemployment rates in April, according to an update from Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson.

Jersey Mike’s Subs is now open at 85 Old Farm Road in Jefferson.

U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Suwanee, Tuesday became the first elected official from Georgia to endorse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president.

In what leaders say will be a “monumental decision,” the Jefferson City Council is scheduled to make a final vote on June 12 on whether or not to build a $12.2 million aquatics facility.

Early voting opens Tuesday, May 30, for the City of Pendergrass special election.

Work is progressing on the future Commerce dog park at Willoughby Park.

Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Jackson County for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

First responders, law enforcement officers, and teachers looking to buy a home for the first time would get help from the federal government under legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga.

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Nick Geiman was the sole qualifier for the City of Pendergrass mayoral position. Geiman will fill the seat following the death of long-time Mayor Monk Tolbert. While the mayoral race is not contested, there are two contested city council seats that will be decided on June 20.…

More than $225 million in federal pandemic relief funding will be used to finance 142 neighborhood improvements including parks and sidewalks across Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp announced this week.

At first blush, the City of Commerce’s proposed FY24 General Fund budget looks like it’s doubling over the current year, from a little over $11 million to nearly $22.1 million.

A Pennsylvania man has been found guilty in a 2022 deadly shooting on I-85 in Jackson County.

The State Transportation Board gave the go-ahead Thursday to a series of improvements along Georgia 316 between Lawrenceville and Athens to relieve traffic congestion and improve safety along the heavily traveled corridor.

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs metropolitan area was the nation’s eighth-largest again last year, according to population figures the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday.

The U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed civil rights lawyer Nancy Abudu of Georgia Thursday to become the first Black woman to serve on the Atlanta-based U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

The state Public Service Commission (PSC) Tuesday unanimously approved a fuel costs recovery plan submitted by Georgia Power that will increase the average residential customer’s bill by $15.90 per month.

The University System of Georgia is holding the line on tuition despite a $66 million budget cut the General Assembly imposed in March.

A request to allow gas pumps at a proposed convenience store/restaurant in Commerce has been withdrawn.

A planned expansion of a commercial project in South Jackson got approval from the Jackson County Board of Commissioners on May 15.

The Jackson County Board of Commissioners made several key facilities decisions during its May 15 meeting, including a deal that will expand the county’s recreation facilities.

City of Commerce offices will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 29. This includes City Hall, the Commerce Recreation Department, the Commerce Public Library and the Commerce Mainstreet office.

A controversial proposal for a new subdivision in Jefferson on Elder Drive may get some additional discussion at the Jefferson City Council on May 22, but the council won't vote on the plan until June.

Lt. Governor Burt Jones has announced legislative and citizen appointments to the Senate Study Committee on Foster Care and Adoption. A Jefferson native, Juli Wilkes Wisotsky, an attorney with Wisotsky Law, Inc., was among those named to the committee.

When the state agency overseeing Georgia’s medical cannabis program issued the first dispensary licenses late last month, it gave the two licensees four months to get them up and running.

A major textile mill in Northwest Georgia has agreed to permanently stop using a group of chemicals that provide protective coatings for its products.

The state Board of Education adopted a new set of “Georgia-grown” standards for English/language arts (ELA) instruction in public schools Thursday, the last step in abandoning the federal standards known as Common Core.

Lawyers representing environmental groups and manufacturers asked the state Public Service Commission's Energy Committee (PSC) Thursday to reject an agreement letting Georgia Power recover 100% of higher fuel costs incurred during the last two years from customers.

Fort Benning officially became Fort Moore Thursday during a dedication ceremony at “the home of the infantry” south of Columbus.