SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 15, 1998

                               AGL RESOURCES INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)




          Georgia                         1-14174                58-2210952
(State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission File No.)       (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)



               303 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30308
              (Address of Principal Executive Offices) ( Zip Code)



                                 (404) 584-9470
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)






                                   Page 1 of 4
                             Exhibit Index on Page 3




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ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS

     On January 15, 1998, AGL Resources Inc. ("AGLR"), a Georgia corporation and
the holding  company for Atlanta Gas Light  Company  ("AGLC"),  named  Walter M.
Higgins  President and Chief Executive  Officer,  succeeding David R. Jones, who
announced  in September  his plans to retire at age 62. Mr.  Higgins will assume
his new responsibilities  with AGLR on February 1, 1998. Mr. Jones will serve as
chairman of the Board of Directors until his retirement in May 1999.

ITEM 7.   EXHIBITS

     99   Form of Press  Release,  dated January 15, 1998. See the Exhibit Index
          on page 3 hereof.

                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                    AGL RESOURCES INC.
                                                    (Registrant)



Date: January 21, 1998                     By:      /s/ J. Michael Riley
                                                    ---------------------------
                                                    J. Michael Riley
                                                    Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                        Description                        Page No.

   99                      Form of Press Release, dated                      4
                                January 15, 1998




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                                    EXHIBIT 1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                               CONTACT: Ross Willis
January 15, 1998                                             (404) 584-3769

AGL RESOURCES NAMES NEW PRESIDENT
AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

     AGL Resources (NYSE:  ATG) has named Walter M. Higgins  president and chief
executive officer of the energy holding company,  succeeding David R. Jones, who
announced  in  September  1997 his plan to retire at age 62.  Mr.  Higgins  will
assume his new responsibilities  with the company on February 1, 1998. Mr. Jones
will serve as chairman of the board until his retirement in May 1999.

     Mr.  Higgins  joins  AGL  Resources  from  Sierra  Pacific   Resources,   a
diversified utility holding company  headquartered in Reno, Nevada, where he has
been chairman,  president, and chief executive officer. The principal subsidiary
of Sierra Pacific  Resources is Sierra Pacific Power Company,  an electric,  gas
and water utility serving approximately 300,000 electric customers,  100,000 gas
customers and 75,000 water  customers in California  and Nevada.  Before joining
Sierra Pacific  Resources in 1993, Mr. Higgins was president and chief operating
officer of Louisville Gas and Electric  Company,  a combination gas and electric
utility in Louisville,  Kentucky.  Mr. Higgins, a graduate with distinction from
the U.S. Naval Academy with a degree in nuclear science, has more than 20 years'
experience in gas and electric utility management and operations.

     Commenting on his successor,  David Jones said, "Walt Higgins'  significant
experience in all facets of gas and electric  utility  operations will be a most
valuable  resource  to the  company  as  deregulation  of the  utility  industry
continues and as the utility business  increasingly becomes a competitive energy
services  business." Mr. Jones added,  "Walt has had  substantial  experience in
connection with nonregulated utility operations,  which should prove significant
to our company as we continue to expand our nonregulated operations."

     AGL  Resources  is the holding  company of Atlanta Gas Light,  the nation's
eighth-largest   natural  gas  distribution  company  and  the  largest  in  the
Southeast,  serving  more than 1.4 million  customers  in Georgia  and,  through
Chattanooga Gas, in southern Tennessee. Although natural gas distribution is AGL
Resources' core business, it also is engaged in other energy-related businesses,
including  natural gas and power marketing,  wholesale and retail propane sales,
gas supply services, and energy-related consumer products and services.

     AGL Resources' home page address on the Internet is www.aglr.com.

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 15, 1998

                               AGL RESOURCES INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

          Georgia                         1-14174                58-2210952
(State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission File No.)       (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

               303 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30308
              (Address of Principal Executive Offices) ( Zip Code)

                                 (404) 584-9470
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                   Page 1 of 4
                             Exhibit Index on Page 3
ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS

     On January 15, 1998, AGL Resources Inc. ("AGLR"), a Georgia corporation and
the holding  company for Atlanta Gas Light  Company  ("AGLC"),  named  Walter M.
Higgins  President and Chief Executive  Officer,  succeeding David R. Jones, who
announced  in September  his plans to retire at age 62. Mr.  Higgins will assume
his new responsibilities  with AGLR on February 1, 1998. Mr. Jones will serve as
chairman of the Board of Directors until his retirement in May 1999.

ITEM 7.   EXHIBITS

     99   Form of Press  Release,  dated January 15, 1998. See the Exhibit Index
          on page 3 hereof.

                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                    AGL RESOURCES INC.
                                                    (Registrant)

Date: January 21, 1998                     By:      /s/ J. Michael Riley
                                                    ---------------------------
                                                    J. Michael Riley
                                                    Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                        Description                        Page No.

   99                      Form of Press Release, dated                      4
                                January 15, 1998

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EXHIBIT 1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                               CONTACT: Ross Willis
January 15, 1998                                             (404) 584-3769

AGL RESOURCES NAMES NEW PRESIDENT
AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

     AGL Resources (NYSE:  ATG) has named Walter M. Higgins  president and chief
executive officer of the energy holding company,  succeeding David R. Jones, who
announced  in  September  1997 his plan to retire at age 62.  Mr.  Higgins  will
assume his new responsibilities  with the company on February 1, 1998. Mr. Jones
will serve as chairman of the board until his retirement in May 1999.

     Mr.  Higgins  joins  AGL  Resources  from  Sierra  Pacific   Resources,   a
diversified utility holding company  headquartered in Reno, Nevada, where he has
been chairman,  president, and chief executive officer. The principal subsidiary
of Sierra Pacific  Resources is Sierra Pacific Power Company,  an electric,  gas
and water utility serving approximately 300,000 electric customers,  100,000 gas
customers and 75,000 water  customers in California  and Nevada.  Before joining
Sierra Pacific  Resources in 1993, Mr. Higgins was president and chief operating
officer of Louisville Gas and Electric  Company,  a combination gas and electric
utility in Louisville,  Kentucky.  Mr. Higgins, a graduate with distinction from
the U.S. Naval Academy with a degree in nuclear science, has more than 20 years'
experience in gas and electric utility management and operations.

     Commenting on his successor,  David Jones said, "Walt Higgins'  significant
experience in all facets of gas and electric  utility  operations will be a most
valuable  resource  to the  company  as  deregulation  of the  utility  industry
continues and as the utility business  increasingly becomes a competitive energy
services  business." Mr. Jones added,  "Walt has had  substantial  experience in
connection with nonregulated utility operations,  which should prove significant
to our company as we continue to expand our nonregulated operations."

     AGL  Resources  is the holding  company of Atlanta Gas Light,  the nation's
eighth-largest   natural  gas  distribution  company  and  the  largest  in  the
Southeast,  serving  more than 1.4 million  customers  in Georgia  and,  through
Chattanooga Gas, in southern Tennessee. Although natural gas distribution is AGL
Resources' core business, it also is engaged in other energy-related businesses,
including  natural gas and power marketing,  wholesale and retail propane sales,
gas supply services, and energy-related consumer products and services.

     AGL Resources' home page address on the Internet is www.aglr.com.

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