A week after Avery Niles of Gainesville was fired as the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed a replacement.
After a delay of about three weeks, traffic is expected to be shifted on newly-constructed lanes on Lake Lanier Islands Parkway (SR 347) on Monday, July 29.
The unemployment rate for the Gainesville metro area increased in June, but State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Gainesville set another record for total jobs during the month.