B.J. Williams

By most accounts, activity has been extremely light for the early voting period ahead of the Nov. 5 General Election.

After 13 years as Medical Director of Good News Clinics in Gainesville, Dr. Jim Butts has retired from the non-profit agency.

Three open houses have been scheduled for next week as the Georgia Department of Transportation gathers public comment on the proposed extension of a high speed rail corridor that would extend from Atlanta to Charlotte, North Carolina.

A state senator from Gainesville said he will introduce legislation in the 2020 session of the Georgia General Assembly to close a loophole in the current law designed to protect school students from sexual assault.

The little bit of rain that fell in Georgia last week did nothing to ease drought conditions across the state last week, according to this week's U.S. Drought Monitor.

Georgia's tax revenue may be threatening to stagnate, but lottery revenue continues to grow.

An Alpharetta man has been arrested for bringing two handguns onto the property of a Forsyth County public school Wednesday afternoon.

A woman who served as church secretary at Central Baptist Church in Gainesville for 24 years has been arrested for stealing funds from the church.

September was another strong month for job growth in Georgia, according to State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler.

Community members interested in living a healthier lifestyle - both physically and mentally - visited the Gainesville Civic Center Wednesday for the 13th Annual HealthSmart Expo, sponsored by the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce.