ATLANTA — Members of the Senate Democratic Caucus proposed legislation Jan. 13 following the shooting death of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis. Four bills were announced at a news conference at the state Capitol on Tuesday afternoon.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Nearly 50 people attended a data center community forum Nov. 15 in Greater Decatur where advocates voiced concerns about their impacts. South DeKalb County resident Quanda Stroud and advocates shared concerns about energy costs and the environmental and health implications associated with a proposed 1 million-square-foot data center in Ellenwood.

What if you could make money for being out of town? That’s what several Moore County residents have done or are trying to do by renting out their homes to tourists or workers during the week of the U.S. Open. After all, according to the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area CVB, the event is expected to generate about $200 million for the 26-county region — and lots of people are wondering how they can get a piece. But before you rush to list your home online, cowgirl, you should know this ai...

Greg Combs wants veterans to give music a try, and we don’t mean singing the NSFW cadences you belted out during the battalion fun run. The former Army Ranger recently opened a Southern Pines chapter of Guitars 4 Vets (G4V), a national non-profit organization that offers a unique therapeutic alternative to veterans. It’s one of just five chapters across the state, with the next closest location in Charlotte.


The free program provides 10 lessons to veterans and a new acoustic guitar with acces...

On October 1st, 2017 in Iraq, Staff Sergeant Daniel Fricke of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment joined other soldiers in Fort Polk’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division as a last-minute addition to a convoy headed to another base. “So, I ran and grabbed a quick bag and threw it in the truck, jumped in, and we took off,” he said.The ride lasted a couple hours. SSG Fricke said they were less than two miles from their destination when the vehicle in front of him struck an improvi...

No one in the town of New Llano wanted to start the New Year with layoffs that included the majority of the police department."I'm wondering how they're going to take care of business," said William Jones, who lives just south of New Llano."It makes me feel at ease to know that they're here to check up on me and my employees," said Wendy Colbert, a manager at Polk Pitt Stop in New Llano. "If anything goes wrong they're here in minutes. We need them back."By the middle of December and after 90 da...