Alma, Georgia

Bacon County 4-H'ers give back by working with the elderly. Instead of heading home after school to get ready to trick-or-treat, Bacon County 4-H'ers will go to the Twin Oaks Nursing Home in Alma, Ga., to hand ...

Lunchroom Manager Linda Wright from Bacon County Primary School and Assistant Manager Christine Mosby invited Alma Times Editor John DuPont to last weeka s Georgia School Nutrition Association Luncheon in ...

Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Keen of Purvis, formerly of Picayune, announce the engagement of their daughter, Julie Michelle Keen, to Adam Clay Bennett, son of G. Terry Bennett of Braselton, ...

A drug sweep last week led to the arrests of five people in Bacon County, including three allegedly part of a methamphetamine ring.

Today we begin an occasional series, "Choosing Hall," where we tell stories of individuals who chose to locate their family or business in Hall County, including some who have returned here.

The following pets are available from Save-A-Life. Adoptions are held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday and 6-7:30 p.m. every Wednesday at PetSmart on Abercorn between Lowe's and Home Depot .

Violet Grace Ramey Wade, 84, died Monday, May 19, 2008, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon.

Mexico's margarita has had more than its share of the sun north the border, and Cuba's mojito has been the people's default summertime drink for long enough. via Philadelphia Weekly

"Bullhooks are cruel weapons of the circus trade that are routinely used to beat elephants into submission"

This morning, PETA sent a letter to the Bacon County Commission urging it to enact legislation that would ban the use of bullhooks, electric prods, and other devices commonly used to inflict pain on elephants. via People for the Ethical Treatment of A...