ATLANTA — Gov. Nathan Deal announced Monday that Georgia has formed a partnership with Google to bring free websites to small businesses across the state. Read More

SINGAPORE — Oil traded close to a nine-month high near $105 a barrel Tuesday in Asia after European leaders agreed to lend Greece €130 billion ($170 billion) to avoid a debt default. Read More

LBS Tax Services and More, along with Sistaz & Soljaz with Vizionz Social Club, hosted a ribbon-cutting celebration in conjunction with the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, Jan. 31.  Read More

Ease the Pain Massage Clinic hosted a ribbon-cutting celebration in conjunction with the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, Feb. 7.  The event was in celebration of Ease the Pain’s new location at 111 E. Ryon Ave. in downtown Hinesville.  Owner Miguel Ayala welcomed family members, friends, chamber staff, ambassadors, members and people from the community to this event. Read More

Ryan Willett has joined the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce as its new executive assistant. Read More

LOS ANGELES — Banks took back more U.S. homes in January than in the previous month, the latest sign that foreclosures are accelerating after slowing sharply last year while lenders sorted out foreclosure-abuse claims. Read More

WASHINGTON — Calling quits on a bruising election-year fight, negotiators on Capitol Hill announced an agreement late Wednesday on legislation to renew a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions more. Read More

WAYNESBORO - With workers behind him already assembling the towering steel capsule that will contain one of the nation's first new commercial nuclear reactors in a generation, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Wednesday the Plant Vogtle expansion in Georgia will influence other American utilities weighing new investments in nuclear power. Read More

Georgians who are deaf or hard of hearing — from 1 percent hearing loss to profound deafness — now can obtain a new amplified cordless phone for free, thanks to the Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired Inc. Read More

ATLANTA — President Barack Obama on Monday proposed $2.8 million towards deepening the shipping channel to the Port of Savannah — far less than the $105 million supporters wanted, but they say the amount is enough to keep the effort on the federal radar. Read More

Tammy Easlic, who manages the OneMain Financial branch at 229 W. Gen. Screven Way in Hinesville, received a leadership award at the company’s annual kickoff meeting in January. Read More

Valentine’s Day is almost upon us. To celebrate, you may want to present your loved ones with chocolates, flowers or any number of other traditional gifts. But if your valentine also happens to be your spouse or your life partner, you also might want to show your love in another way — by making sure you have adequate insurance. Read More

Georgia Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, an agency of the Department of Defense, recently honored Coastal Electrical CEO Whit Hollowell with a Patriot Award for supporting his employees who serve in the Georgia National Guard and Reserve.  Read More

Spine and Sport’s Hinesville clinic now offers occupational therapy in addition to physical therapy thanks to Natalie Berry, who serves as the full-time occupational therapist. Read More

SAVANNAH — The agency overseeing plans to deepen the river channel to the Port of Savannah announced Wednesday it will funnel an additional $2.5 million in federal funding toward pre-construction planning, which Georgia port officials said should help keep the projected on target for completion by 2016. Read More

If you’re thinking about buying or selling a car, pickup truck, boat, recreational vehicle, motorcycle or just a trailer, consider Fort Stewart’s privately owned vehicle resale lot, or as it’s more commonly known, the “lemon lot.” Read More

The KFC restaurant in Hinesville has been named “Best of the Best” in KFC operations and customer service. In order to receive the designation, a restaurant must have overall operational excellence on KFC standards and the highest scores on a standard set of customer mania measurements called C.H.A.M.P.S. These measurements evaluate each restaurant in six key areas of operation — cleanliness, hospitality, accuracy, maintenance, product quality and speed of service. About 25 restaurants nationwide receive ... Read More

More than 40 people turned out to hear about the mission and operations of the Liberty County Development Authority during Thursday’s Progress through People luncheon. Read More

The board of directors of Liberty Shares, Inc. and The Heritage Bank accepted the retirement of James M. Floyd Jr. as president and chief executive officer of the bank at a meeting Thursday. Read More

A new electric car has a way to lessen “range anxiety,” and maybe help convince the skeptics. Read More