Forsyth County has paid a $106,000 penalty to the state because some property values in the county are being assessed at a level below state standards.
The president, members of Congress, and pro-immigrant groups are renewing efforts to relax some of this country's immigration controls and legalize some of the nearly ten million illegal immigrants living in this country.
From Gainesville to St. Louis to Seattle - and at points in between - Star Wars fans burned the midnight oil Wednesday night to be among the first to see the latest episode in the Star Wars saga.
A powerful thunderstorm that roared through Gainesville Monday afternoon resulted in minor street flooding, traffic delays, and at least one downed tree.