Ken Stanford

Hall County Democrats will hold elections Aug. 13 at their regular meeting to name delegates to the State Democratic Convention set for Aug. 25 in Atlanta.

Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch and Greg Allen, the clerk of Forsyth County Superior and State Courts, have been named to a state board.

The Superior Court judges of the Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit have named Christopher Willis the county's second full-time Juvenile Court Judge and reappointed J. Russell Jackson to the Juvenile Court Judge bench.

Daniela Blancarte of North Hall High School won the Best in Show and First Place awards in the painting (2D) category for the 2018 National Young Marine Artist Search competition.

An authenticated piece of the Berlin Wall that once separated West Berlin and East Germany has returned to Suwanee Town Center for good.

Nine young men recently successfully completed the Passport to Manhood program in a one month, accelerated summer session, provided through a partnership between Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier and the Hall County Juvenile Court.

A longtime advocate for the disabled, Justin Pressley of Gainesville, will be buried Monday.

In an effort to connect with and make a difference in the lives of students, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office has joined a mentoring program offered through one of the county’s most well-known student-and family-centered non-profits.