Bryan Pirkle

A parade and reception are planned this week for the state champion Gainesville High School football team.

The Center for Family Prosperity under the Gainesville-Hall County Community Service Center will open the 2013 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Site Wednesday, January 30.

The U.S. Forest Service is again set to enact a requirement to cut down on conflicts between black bears and hikers in a portion of the Chattahoochee National Forest in our area.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Georgia were down in December compared to a year ago by 20.2 percent, according to the state Department of Labor. Meanwhile, with Gainesville again leading the way, the number of new jobs created in the state was up 1.8 percent.

Officials at Lakeview Academy have hired a security officer to patrol the grounds during school hours and other school-related events.

An eleven hour standoff in Barrow County came to an end on Monday when the suspect took his own life.

A Cumming man is in critical condition after being shot several times in a Forsyth County mobile home park.

A study by Georgia Tech for the Georgia Forestry Commission shows that in 2011, economic activity generated by the forestry industry topped $25 billion in output and provided 118,459 jobs.

Lafarge North America Inc. announced on Thursday that it will be selling 6 quarries operating in the state, several of them located in northeast Georgia.

Thanks to a donation from 11Alive News in Atlanta, White County High School has received a television news set to use in its student-led productions.