Elusive high-speed internet sprouts in rural Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rural Scott County could serve as a model for how grant money can be leveraged to spur much-needed infrastructure investments such as high-speed Internet.
Ralston re-elected speaker as Georgia Legislature opens
he called on lawmakers to work with mutual respect and civility "regardless of gender, age, ethnicity or sexual orientation."
School bus loaded with students catches fire in Alcoa
Close call, but the kids are alright
Georgia legislature opens session focused on schools, health
The House and Senate plan to reconvene Monday at 10 a.m.
Ticket prices soaring for Alabama-Clemson title matchup
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The College Football Playoff national championship game is a hot ticket.
Fonde Elementary students to attend school year round
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A Mobile County school will have a new calendar next year.
College student killed in wreck after car hits ice on bridge
FORSYTH, Ga. (AP) - A 20-year-old Georgia State student headed to Atlanta has been killed after his SUV crashed on I-75 in Monroe County.
Buses set for some Amtrak riders from New Orleans to Atlanta
PICAYUNE, Miss. (AP) - Amtrak passengers between New Orleans and Atlanta will ride buses four days a week starting Monday and running through Feb. 23.
School tweets hilarious responses to students hoping for a snow day
(CBS News) -- It’s not often that students in the Atlanta area get a snow day. So, Thursday night, as the prospect of a winter storm loomed over the southeast United States, students in Cherokee County, Georgia took to Twitter in anticipation of the news.
Georgia lawmakers return to Capitol with focus on schools
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's General Assembly opens a new legislative session Monday that's expected to focus on education, gambling and health care.
Engineer pleads guilty in illegal aid to China for reactors
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Chinese-born U.S. nuclear engineer has pleaded guilty to helping a state-controlled Chinese nuclear energy company build reactors in that country using U.S. technology.
US approves fix for some Volkswagen diesels
Volkswagen will reprogram the cars' software immediately.
Snow snarling driving in Mid Tennessee & North Alabama
snow pictures from I 65, I 24 & I 24, all west of us
Pre-Dawn snow pictures and video from around Tennessee & Alabama
snow showers in Memphis, Huntsville, Jackson & Nashville area before dawn
Wrecked car pulled from creek, 3 bodies found inside
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - Authorities have pulled a wrecked car from Black Creek and the bodies of three people were found inside. Al.com reports police got a call at 7:44 a.m. Thursday after workers heading across a newly constructed bridge…
Georgia governor plans to declare emergency ahead of storm
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal plans to declare a state of emergency for 79 counties starting at noon Friday as a winter storm heads toward the South. Deal also is ordering state agencies to prepare for up to…
Anterless Deer Hunting Available On Private Lands Only In Unit L Counties; January 9-13
NASHVILLE (Press Release)-- Antlerless deer hunting will be allowed on all privately owned lands in Unit L counties Jan. 9-13. This is the second year for the five days of hunting following the completion of the deer season on Jan.…
Haslam seeks elusive 'comfort level' on road funding plan
lawmakers are wary about voting for hiking the gas tax for the first time since 1989
Fort Campbell soldiers returning from Iraq deployment
2nd Brigade Combat Team have been deployed to Iraq and other areas in Southwest Asia for nine months.
Winter storm watches issued as wintry mix threatens South
National Weather Service projects that 2 inches of snow could fall in Atlanta
Report: Pilot using wrong flight rules at time of crash
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - A preliminary report on a fatal plane crash in the Tennessee mountains has found the pilot was using visual flight rules when weather conditions required flying with instruments. Authorities have said 41-year-old pilot David Starling, his…
South's newest Aquarium picks Georgia company to run it
Two years until opening
Events set this week to celebrate Elvis' birthday in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Events begin Thursday in Memphis to mark what would have been Elvis Presley's 82nd birthday, with a cake-cutting ceremony on the front lawn of his home at Graceland. A total of 164 pieces have been consigned…
Graves sworn into 115th Congress
Washington (WDEF) -- US Representative Tom Graves from Georgia's 14th Congressional District was sworn in to the 115th Congress Tuesday.