LAFAYETTE, GA. Ghost hunters say they have evidence Ghost hunters recently searched LaFayette’s Marsh House for paranormal activity and said they found new and exciting evidence. They will reveal their findings Monday at the Marsh House at 7 p.m. The event is open to the public. ATHENS, TENN. Wamp to speak at commencement Tennessee Wesleyan College will hold commencement exercises at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Nocatula Gardens on the campus, according to a news release. U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., will be the keynote speaker, and Charles Peavyhouse, TWC class of 1949, will be awarded an honorary doctorate in public service. CLEVELAND, TENN. Input sought for billboard rules A hearing is set for 4 p.m. May 26 to receive public input on proposed changes to Cleveland’s billboard ordinance. The hearing will be in the City Council chamber of the municipal building, 190 Church St. N.E. The city is considering allowing billboards in more types of zoning areas, including four-laned streets that connect to Interstate 75 within 1,200 feet of the interchange. The proposed changes also would increase the radius of space between billboards from 150 feet to 400 feet. Questions can be directed to the Office of Community Development, 479-1913. ATLANTA Ex-wife pleads guilty to false return The ex-wife of a former employee of The Home Depot Inc. has pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return related to a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme involving her husband. Federal prosecutors say 41-year-old Melissa Deaton Tesvich, of Mobile, Ala., could get up to three years in prison and a $250,000 fine when sentenced Aug. 3 by U.S. District Judge Richard Story. She pleaded guilty Thursday. U.S. Attorney David Nahmias says while Tesvich did not participate in Anthony Tesvich’s fraud scheme, “she knowingly joined him in filing joint tax returns” that omitted income of $1 million. Law takes aim at immigrant hiring Gov. Sonny Perdue has signed a bill that would penalize local governments for failing to check the immigration status of people that they hire and those receiving public benefits. The measure is designed to put teeth in a 2006 law cracking down on illegal immigration in Georgia. That law required governments and companies that do government business to use federal databases to check the immigration status of those that they hire. But there was no penalty for failing to do so. GOP lawmakers said some local governments were ignoring the law. Under the new measure, governments that fail to run the checks could lose funds in the state budget.