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A Winterville woman was killed in a two-car crash Saturday, while Athens man died from injuries sustained in June wreck.

Despite the doomsayers, community newspapers remain essential and profitable if done right, says Loran Smith.

Once threatened by shutdown, The Oglethorpe Echo is now a thriving community paper staffed by UGA journalism students and faculty and community volunteers.

The states largest amethyst cluster of crystals called the Muscadines of Oglethorpe now a featured display at natural history museum in Cartersville.

The life of a World War I soldier who died in action was forgotten, until a tombstone inspired research into his life.

A federal appeals court ruled officers were not liable for shooting an innocent man to stop a murder suspect in the hostage’s truck.

An Oglethorpe County man, who was an Athens police officer, was killed in a crash along I-40 in Oklahoma City.

A federal appeals court has ruled officers are not liable for shooting an innocent Georgia man to stop a murder suspect in the hostage’s truck

A Georgia man is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and burning her body in a vehicle. He faces multiple charges, including felony murder and aggravated assault.

Police found the missing Gwinnett County woman's ex-boyfriend were severe burns to his hands and face. They say he's now confessed to strangling her to death and then burning her body in her car.