Cobb courthouse construction continues

A weekend getaway to Athens, Georgia, provided the perfect time to visit the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, on the University of Georgia’s campus.

National parks across the country are waiving entrance fees Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

By Todd DeFeo / (c) 2010 KENNESAW, Ga. – North Georgia saw its fair share of battles during the Civil War, but “the most extraordinary and astounding adventure of the war,” as one Civil War-era newspaper put it, typically doesn’t garner more than a few words in most history books. The Andrews Raid, also known as The Great Locomotive Chase, took place 148 years ago today. Led by James J. Andrews, a group of Union