B.J. Williams

You've no doubt heard that the information you provide on your 2010 census form will help the government determine how much funding a community may need, but maybe you didn't realize that same information is coveted by genealogists.

He made it closer to the top spot than he did last year, but Hall County 6th grader Parker Ramey came up just a bit short in Friday's statewide spelling bee.

Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a Gainesville soldier's wife charged with killing two of her children in a fire at Fort Campbell.

The newest Hall County Charter School, Sardis Enrichment School, is taking applications for the upcoming school year for students who live in Hall County, but outside the current Sardis attendance zone.

As expected, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) has awarded district accreditation to the Hall County School System.

Jones Cottrell, a member of the Hall County Planning Commission, has announced his intent to run for the Hall County Commission.

An Athens man has been identified as the victim of a Friday night murder in Statham...the third murder this year in Barrow County.

Two Gainesville residents have been arrested and charged with a burglary at a home in Buford.

Authorities say other students may have been sexually assaulted by a Pickens County High School teacher, now charged in the assault of one student.

Gov. Sonny Perdue is criticizing a ruling from Georgia's top lawyer that says the state must hand over $18 million in disputed sales tax revenue to local governments in the midst of a crippling state budget crunch.