B.J. Williams

Even if you're not a biologist, you've probably noticed some damage to hemlock trees as you've traveled through the mountains of North Georgia.

A panel of government officials will sit down with Hall County residents on Monday night to give an update on several road projects underway in the Flowery Branch area.

A Toccoa man, already charged with child molestation in Cornelia, is now jail in Hall County for assaulting the same child.

Now that the weather has cleared, the traffic has been shifted from the old Boling Bridge to the new State Route 53 bridge over Lake Lanier.

The Georgia Department of Transportation found enough dry weather to have crews paint the yellow and white stripes, move the construction barrels and redirect traffic across the new State Route 53 bridge that spans the Chestatee River, connecting Forsyth and Hall Counties.

Some local firefighters with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) are spending their summer fighting wildfires in other parts of the country.

The owner of a motorcycle repair shop was shot and killed at his Braselton business almost a week ago, and now law enforcement is asking for the public's help as they search for information in the case.

Thursday morning's rainy weather has prompted the Georgia Department of Transportation to postpone the opening of the new State Route 53 bridge over Lake Lanier.

Georgia State Sen. David Shafer is conceding the Republican race for lieutenant governor to Geoff Duncan.

Georgia's distracted driving law has been in effect for one month as of August 1.