B.J. Williams

The North Hall High School boys golf team has scheduled a fundraising yard sale on Saturday, September 8 at Independence Bank at 311 Green Street.

The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the preliminary unemployment rate in the Northeast Georgia area rose to 8.9 percent in July, up two-tenths of a percentage point from 8.7 percent in June. The rate was 9.5 percent in July 2011.

A federal judge in Gainesville has sentenced two men who pleaded guilty in a plot targeting government officials and U.S. cities to five years each in prison.

As of midnight, Northeast Georgia Health System is out-of-network with United Healthcare.

Voter turnout in Hall County far surpassed estimates, according to numbers released Tuesday night by the county elections office.

State Rep. Doug Collins of Gainesville has won the Republican runoff election for a newly created congressional seat in north Georgia and will face Democrat Jody Cooley in November.

The following results represent the latest raw numbers from the Banks County Elections Office. These returns have not been certified by the Georgia Secretary of State's Office.

The following results represent the latest raw numbers from the Forsyth County Elections Office. These returns have not been certified by the Georgia Secretary of State's Office.

The following results represent the latest raw numbers from the Gwinnett County Elections Office. These returns have not been certified by the Georgia Secretary of State's Office.

The following results represent the latest raw numbers from the Habersham County Elections Office. These returns have not been certified by the Georgia Secretary of State's Office.