Bryan Pirkle

Although no injuries were reported, two Barrow County adults were left without a home following a severe house fire in the northern end of the county over the weekend.

While it was a relatively quiet year for confirmed rabies cases in Hall County, the number has climbed from six to 15 in about two and a half months time.

The Gwinnett County Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place at a Dacula residence Wednesday evening.

The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) recently awarded seven local governments in north Georgia a total of nearly $5 million in federal loans for water, sewer and wastewater infrastructure improvements.

Hall County voters have voted to extend the current penny sales tax for education, with 74% of participating voters supporting E-SPLOST V.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for a number of Georgia counties, including Barrow, Forsyth, Gwinnett and Jackson.

The Welcome Center in Lavonia on Interstate 85 South is undergoing extensive renovations, but Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) officials said the center should re-open by the holiday travel period.

With the holiday season rapidly approaching, the Tanger Outlet Center (TOC) in Commerce will host a job fair next Friday to fill multiple seasonal positions.

No injuries were reported Thursday evening following a small structure fire in the North Hall area.

A Gwinnett County teenager is recovering from gunshot wounds suffered Wednesday afternoon in an altercation with county police.