B.J. Williams

As Christmas trees come down, local communities are asking for donations of the old trees so they can be ground into mulch.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shootout outside a prison in East Georgia that left an officer wounded and led to the death of one of the suspects involved.

Gasoline prices in Georgia increased during Christmas week, according to this week's fuel price report from AAA.

Hall County Animal Control officials reported the discovery of a rabid raccoon in the Flowery Branch area in recent days.

Gov. Brian Kemp has scheduled a visit to Gainesville on Monday, Dec. 28.

Even though the early voting numbers for the Jan. 5, 2021 runoff elections aren't quite on par with the early voting period for the General Election in November, the numbers for Hall County are still impressive. So says Hall County Elections Director Lori Wurtz.

A man was killed in a Christmas Day traffic accident in Norcross, according to the Gwinnett County Police Department.

As COVD-19 cases rise across the region, officials with Habersham EMC have decided to implement some additional precautions to stem the spread of the virus in the company's service area.

The Hall County Elections Board turned aside four challenges to local voters at a special called meeting Wednesday, Dec. 23 at the Hall County Government Center.

A year ago, the unemployment rate in the Gainesville metro was 2.2%, but in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, that number has grown to 3.5% for November 2020.