Ken Stanford

The dark, filthy water that flooded Iowa's second-largest city finally started to recede Saturday after forcing 24,000 people to flee, but those who remained were urged to cut back on showering and flushing to save the last of their unspoiled drinking water.

First time unemployment insurance claims were down in Gainesville last month, as well as statewide.

Veteran sportscaster Charlie Jones, who declared Gainesville the "hospitality capital of the world" while covering the 1996 Olympics, has died.

The Hall County Board of Commissioners has approved the appointment of Greg Walker as Director of Parks and Leisure Services.

The Martin Elementary Odyssey of the Mind (OTM) team placed 9th out of 55 elementary teams in World Finals Competition at the recent 2008 Odyssey of the Mind World Championships.

Another rabies case has been confirmed in Hall County, the 25th of the year.

The north Gainesville family, whose three-story house was destroyed by fire early Friday, has been accounted for.

All but one Hall County school will make AYP or Adequate Yearly Progress this year in the "All Students" category.

Two Northeast Georgia men were recently ordered to pay fines and restitution for ignoring property lines and building structures on Chattahoochee National Forest land.

Governor Perdue is embracing a couple of mass transit options, one of which affects the Buford area.