Athens Tech to switch from quarters to semesters
Athens Technical College students will begin classes in August instead of September this year as the state's technical colleges switch to a semester academic calendar.

Digital TV switch looms
PENDERGRASS - More than 200,000 Georgia families who use an antenna to tune in to their favorite television shows only have a few days left to make sure their sets are ready for the Digital Age.

Specter switches parties in major blow to GOP
WASHINGTON - Veteran Republican Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched parties Tuesday with a suddenness that seemed to stun the Senate, a moderate's defection that pushed Democrats to within a vote of the 60 needed to overcome filibusters and enact President Barack Obama's top legislative priorities.

Johnson switches to governor's race
ATLANTA - The roster of Republican candidates for governor next year grew by one Monday - and could expand even more - as Sen. Eric Johnson, R-Savannah, jumped from the lieutenant governor's race to the battle for the state's top office.