Regulator: Higher court will overturn pro-Baby Bell decision

Despite volatility, stocks did well in '97

Changeover of Hardee's to Carl's Jr. delayed

Italy's small grocers headed into history

Turmoil in Asia a threat

Finds evidence of promise to military

The virtueof keeping profile low

Commission antics

Laments loss of serenity to construction

Says irradiation only additional tool

Blasts series on `Public's Payroll'

Offers kudos for 'Dangerous World'

Asks chance for teacher to explain

Slams abortion group for `crowing'

Happy New Year!

The Shiloh fiasco

Even in jail, stars get special treatment

Video showcase

Band expresses its Grateful Dead likeness

Comedian takes on relationships

Deadly force necessary, police say

New Year's Eve gala held at the Radisson

Hunting accident investigated

Club calendar

Investigators still looking into crash

Foreclosure canceled on building

Symphony showcases pianist

Two arrested in death of policeman

Additional area news

Maiden launch

Georgia's population growing

Girl first local baby of 1998

Expanded abuse registry, mesne conveyance name change starts with new year

Deputy flips in car in Aiken

Voting law to be enforced

Voter ID requirement among new laws taking effect Thursday

Year in music held surprises

Clear Springs to take cue from Disney community

Year was full of interesting quotes

Let it rip

Movie reviews

Country music's highs and lows of '97

Clinton puts chief of staff, resolutions on hold

Concert watch

Thurmond remains in hospital

Residents fear mill's closure

Jackson quadruplets go home

Georgia Lottery drawings held

Convention spins into Augusta

Local and area briefs

Lops stay upheld

Panel OKs proposed parole ban

Cameras to be allowed in trial

Tree drop-off sites changing

Applause calendar

Monument will honor Longstreet

`Jackie Brown' proves director is for real

Petty, Nash, Battelle, Wilson win Olympic trials

Jordan, Karl, Duncan honored by NBA

Cuban pitcher may stay in Bahamas

Jackets sting N. Texas

Agreement reached on sale of Buffalo Sabres

Hendrick receives 3 years' probation

The next Hernandez: Ace or wild card?

How teams handle lost point guard could determine season

Panthers look like a team on the road with home win

Controversial Japanese cartoon coming to America

Race is on for first balloonist to circle to globe

Mind over matter

Real brass: The insecure world of marching with a tuba

Health and fitness calendar

Federal judge upholds disqualification of Carey

Record year ends on Wall Street

Hardee's owners delay changes

Moderate wine drinking might lower risk of blinding disease

Raleigh teen successful Internet entrepeneur

Study says middle-aged spread can be a killer

Group threatens to post AOL members

German dentist wins right to advertise on Internet

Trends may offer more to Web users

Microsoft to introduce Macintosh Office '98

Painkiller based onfrog poison

Study: Age explains why women more likely to die after heart attacks

FDA approves new breast cancer test

Resolution can better life online

Buddhists pray for chickens' souls

African outbreak less mysterious -- experts know what it's not