Ken Stanford

The pace of residential construction activity slowed again in June in Gainesville and Hall County - following the trend set in May.

The president of the newly-organized Marina Operators of Lake Lanier says business is bouncing back now that the prolonged drought is over.

Larry Burkett, the founder of Christian Financial Concepts of Gainesville, now Crown Financial Ministries, has died.

Two people from Gainesville were recently named to the United States Senior World Championship kayak team that will be competing at the Lake Lanier Olympic Center in September in the world champiomships.

Members of the Gainesville Historic Preservation Commission are in the process of meeting with property owners on Green Street to discuss the possibility of designating Green Street as a local historic district.

Gainesville will be the site next month of one of seven public meetings on watershed, wastewater, and water management plans being considered by the Metropolitan North Georiga Water Planning District.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce continued Thursday pushing for $100,000 in economic development funds from the Hall County commission on the same day the commission approved the allocation but without specifying who is to use it.

Four area colleges

The American Le Mans Series - which comes to Road Atlanta this week - is holding a Bike Grand Prix Wednesday afternoon at the Boys & Girls Club of Hall County to promote ThinkFirst, an educational program at the club.

Gainesville will be represented in this year's Miss Georgia Pageant by a Brenau University student.