Death sentences upheld

Two death row inmates have lost appeals before the Georgia Supreme Court. The state's highest court has upheld the death sentences for Andrew Howard Brannan and Dorian Frank O'Kelley. Brannan was convicted of killing a Laurens County deputy in 1998. O'Kelley was convicted of killed a woman and her 13-year-old daughter in 2002.

(Associated Press)

State to build eight more boat mega-ramps

Eight more mega-boat ramps are set to be built around the state as part of the Go Fish Georgia program. The communities have agreed to match the state’s portion of construction costs. Locations include Buckeye Landing along the Oconee River in Laurens County, Lock and Dam Park on Lake Weiss in Floyd County, and George Bagby State Park in Clay County. The Go Fish Program is meant to attract boating and fishing tourism.