Atlanta Journal Constitution - Two bills to freeze or limit home assessment increases in hopes of holding down property taxes have been pre-filed for the upcoming General Assembly session. Rep. Ed Lindsey (R-Atlanta) pre-filed a proposal backed by House Speaker Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) and House Majority Leader Jerry Keen

Atlanta Journal Constitution - Georgia's high-profile U.S. Senate runoff could burn up more than $15 million in its four-week sprint to decide a winner, possibly surpassing the money the campaigns spent in the general election. The campaigns of Democrat Jim Martin of Atlanta and incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss of

Atlanta Journal Constitution - Lanny Barnes will die in prison. But no one knows when. Barnes, 48, is serving a life sentence at Valdosta State Prison for running over a family in the parking lot of a Covington McDonald's in 2006, leaving a 2-year-old girl dead. Barnes has leukemia. Before he was tried and sent into the state

Atlanta Journal Constitution - Georgia supporters of the fair tax turned out en masse Sunday to cheer the idea of a national sales tax, which has become a thorny issue in the state's high-profile Dec. 2 U.S. Senate runoff. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who won Georgia's GOP presidential primary in February, joined about

Atlanta Journal Constitution - It's been a long month for Gena Evans. Evans took over the state Department of Transportation one year ago, waving the battle flag of reform. Georgia's transportation commissioner held press conferences and made speeches blasting DOT mismanagement that she had a mandate to fix. But Evans has spent

Atlanta Journal Constitution - A massive fire at a tire manufacturing plant in Carroll County has prompted school officials to cancel classes at five schools in Bowdon Monday. The blaze erupted early Sunday at about 1 a.m. at the Carlisle Tire and Wheel Company. It took firefighters several hours to bring the flames under

Atlanta Journal Constitution - One of two men who escaped from Fort Hays State Prison on Oct. 13 has been captured in Lavonia. Police Chief Bruce Carlisle said 52-year-old Johnny Mack Brown was captured about 1 a.m. Saturday after scuffling with three officers, trying to get the gun of one who tackled him. He said the other two

Atlanta Journal Constitution - Young Zach Bonner finished his trek from Tallahassee, Fla., to Atlanta for the homeless Monday morning with a dash up the steps of the Georgia Capitol. The boy then pumped both fists in the air. This is the second time Zach, 11, has walked across a state on behalf of the homeless. In 2007 he walked

Atlanta Journal Constitution - Metro Atlantans can expect seasonably chilly temperatures Monday, with a freeze warning in effect overnight. The warning, which will be in effect from 3 to 8 a.m., means temperatures may drop low enough to threaten certain outdoor plants. With winds diminishing, temperatures are expected to drop to

Atlanta Journal Constitution - He was roused from the down cocoon of his sleeping bag at 4:30 a.m., a time that is but a rumor to many 15-year-olds. Fed a quick breakfast of Pop-Tarts, clad in cotton and camouflage, Mike Johnson was semi-conscious on the short ride from the hunt camp to the lonely woods. Of the three boys in his

Cinema Blend - Still, it was a little surprising to hear that he was planning to write and direct a movie based on that crummy song written by the Bee Gees for Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, “Islands in the Stream.” I realize no one’s in between and how can ...