A Georgia mayor was arrested after he was accused of going to great lengths to get an inmate released from jail.

PEARSON, Ga. (WALB) - Pearson Mayor Robert “Buster” Johnson, 49, was arrested Thursday morning by the Georgia Bureau of ...

Atlanta officials have spent more than a year weighing a secret offer from the state Department of Natural Resources to purchase the properties for permanent conservation.

The District Attorney subsequently requested the GBI to look into these allegations. During the investigation, agents ...

The City of Atlanta is paying tribute to its first female mayor, Shirley Clarke Franklin, by renaming a major downtown road ...

The freeze was supposed to be resolved in a meeting last week, but that meeting ended with one of the city’s councilman being ...

One of Atlanta's prettiest parks and a Downtown street bordering City Hall are being renamed in honor of Atlanta's first ...

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council approved legislation on Monday to honor former Mayor Shirley Clarke Franklin.

Women are still outnumbered when it comes to elected office in Georgia. Walnut Grove, population 1,700, is a rarity: The mayor and city council members are all female.

Octane Bar and Lounge had their liquor license suspended back in September by Savannah City Council. They were suspended after a shooting left Marine veteran Tristan Manigault dead and another woman ...

Midway residents are one step closer to full fire coverage from Liberty County Fire and Emergency Services. They would pay for it through a county fire ...

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares issued a letter Jan. 30 on city’s election system to address questions posed by Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer. The mayor asked the attorney general ...