B.J. Williams

Former Georgia State Senator John Wilkinson has been named the new president of North Georgia Technical College.

Remote instruction will come to an end for some students in the Gainesville City School System next week.

At a work session Monday night, Hall County School District officials reported COVID absences among staff members remained high, but Thursday morning they said the numbers had stabilized enough to resume a hybrid schedule for students next week.

Since early December 2020, five people have died in domestic violence incidents in the Gainesville area.

Georgia's plan to expand access to a coronavirus vaccine to people over 65 got off to a rocky start Monday, with the websites of at least two public health districts crashing and other districts reporting overwhelming demand for appointments.

Teachers and other school employees won't be eligible to get COVID-19 vaccines until next month, but Hall County School District school nurses are encouraging their fellow employees via video to roll up their sleeves when the time rolls around.

Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.16 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which is six cents more than a week ago.

A House and Senate still struggling to operate amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak will see its members sworn in Monday to two-year terms.

It didn't take long to fill the appointment calendar for COVID-19 vaccinations at District 2 Public Health.

One of the largest churches in Georgia, based in Gainesville, will open its newest campus this Sunday in Braselton