B.J. Williams

In an effort to ease crowded conditions at area urgent care facilities, the Georgia Department of Public Health in conjunction with Northeast Georgia Health System has opened a new COVID-19 test site in Gainesville.

The Hall County Elections Office was one of 14 award recipients at the recent annual conference of the Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Elections Officials.

Gainesville businessman Ron Bracewell was recently named a member of the Board of Directors for Pinnacle Bank and Pinnacle Financial Corporation.

Elachee Nature Science Center's 2021 Snake Day Wildlife Festival has been scheduled for Sat. Sept. 11.

The state of Georgia on Friday passed a grim milestone in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, registering 20,041 confirmed COVID deaths.

Georgia’s Republican lieutenant governor is declaring independence from Donald Trump in a new book and urging other members of the GOP to follow.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce has hired Mark VanTassel of Gainesville as Vice President of Finance and Administration.

A 17-year-old from Barrow County has died after contracting COVID-19.

The City of Cumming will illuminate the city water tower red, white and blue for the next 10 days.

The Gainesville Department of Water Resources reported two sewer overflows into tributaries of Lake Lanier, but they said it appears no harm was done to the areas where the wastewater was discovered.