3+ hour, 15+ min ago  (811+ words) Long before America was an idea, Georgia was already a crossroads. For thousands of years, people moved through our marshes, rivers and barrier islands, building trade routes and cultures. Georgia was connected before it was a colony, a hub before…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago  (563+ words) Republican Rick Jackson shattered spending records in Georgia by spending $108 million of his own money into his campaign for governor. An Atlanta Journal-Constitution analysis shows the executive spent roughly three-quarters of that " more than $83 million " on television and cable advertising....

10+ hour, 57+ min ago  (800+ words) The state agency that polices Georgia political campaigns and lobbyists will get a new leader for the first time in seven years. David Emadi, executive director of the State Ethics Commission, is stepping down to become a Fulton County Superior…...

3+ hour, 45+ min ago  (201+ words) Georgia's influence on the pantheon of American music cannot be understated. While Atlanta is known as a global rap capital, Macon is known for its blues roots and Athens for its indie/alternative scene. Still, geographic borders simply can't define…...

4+ hour, 44+ min ago  (1021+ words) Lester's, a French-influenced restaurant and oyster bar, opened in June in Savannah; Southern Cross Hospitality is expanding again with the upcoming opening of the Italian restaurant La Vetta on Savannah's Broughton Street; and Gullah chef and cookbook author Sallie Ann…...

4+ hour, 45+ min ago  (390+ words) Delta Air Lines could grab an even bigger piece of prime real estate at the world's busiest airport through the bankruptcy of a low-cost rival. Delta has bid for and appears to be the likely winner for control of two…...

4+ hour, 45+ min ago  (667+ words) As America celebrates its 250th birthday, attention will rightly be paid to the founders, statesmen, soldiers, activists and reformers who shaped our national story. But there is another group who deserve recognition during this historic moment, one often overlooked in conversations…...

4+ hour, 44+ min ago  (740+ words) MARTA will unveil a new Station Soccer field at the Hamilton E. Holmes station this fall that will continue connecting the sport to the agency weeks after it ferried hundreds of thousands of soccer fans to and from World Cup matches…...

4+ hour, 45+ min ago  (826+ words) An Atlanta police officer whose use of a Taser on a 65-year-old panhandling suspect caused the homeless man's paralysis and death must pay $21 million in an associated excessive force case, a federal appeals court has ruled. Officer Jon Grubbs hit…...

4+ hour, 45+ min ago  (884+ words) The Peachtree Road Race has had a decorated 56-year history along the way to becoming the largest 10 K race in the world, and one retired Atlanta lawyer has been there for nearly all of it. Greg Gates, a 77-year-old former…...