B.J. Williams

As Forsyth County government officials continue to work on the 2022 county budget, the Board of Commissioners has adopted all millage rates levied by county entities.

Federal officials have ruled Foundation Food Group, Inc. and three related companies could have prevented the deaths of six workers who were killed in a nitrogen leak at a Gainesville poultry plant earlier this year.

A Conyers man remains in the Hall County Jail after he allegedly assaulted a Gainesville woman he met through social media.

The unemployment rate for the Gainesville metro area increased in June, but other factors in the monthly jobs report are more promising, according to the Georgia Department of Labor.

A horse that became stranded in the Chestatee River earlier this week is okay thanks to several agencies that helped with her rescue.

Habersham County officials have closed a bridge on East Mize Road in Demorest following days of recent rainfall.

Brandalin Carnes has been named to the post of county clerk for Habersham County.

The White County Sheriff’s office has requested the assistance of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in an investigation of the shooting death of a Sautee man.

Willie Robinson Road is closed to thru traffic between Cool Springs Road and Ledan Extension due to a road washout following heavy rains.

A yearly report from the University System of Georgia (USG) shows the University of North Georgia - with five campuses across the region - made an impact of almost $720 million on Northeast Georgia during the 2020 fiscal year.