The Athens-Clarke County Commission has approved a more detailed agreement with Oconee County that outlines how the two governments will cooperate on a new plant being developed for construction equipment maker Caterpillar.

Construction equipment maker Caterpillar is already accepting job applications for its planned manufacturing plant in northeast Georgia.

Caterpillar could break ground on its new Georgia plant within the next two weeks as more details emerge about the project's timeline.

Authorities in Oconee County have announced that they will shut off water and sewer services to a mobile home park they say hasn't paid the county for utilities since August 2010.

A Georgia pastor is using the sign outside his church to send a message to criminals after thieves made off with five air-conditioning units worth $35,000.

A utility official says a reservoir that supplies water for several northeast Georgia counties is full despite recent drought conditions.

The family of 15-year-old Jose Antonio "Tony" Rivera is donating the organs of the teen, who died after an accidental shooting left a pellet lodged in his brain.

Oconee County commissioners are offering an early retirement program for county employees 62 or older.

Reports say Oconee County firefighter Jason Still was working in loss prevention for the store in Athens when he was stabbed in the chest on Monday.