Will Daughtry

A Gainesville man is facing extortion charges stemming from an investigation that began last year.

Forsyth County declared Aug. 31 as Overdose Awareness Day at commissioners meeting.

Jackson EMC reported nearly all 264,000 members have had power restored to them after Saturday night’s storm caused 230 outages to its members.

Honks could be heard ringing down Jesse Jewell Parkway as AT&T workers in Hall County gathered in protest, picketing against AT&T for “bargaining in bad faith.”

The Oakwood Police Department made an arrest on Wednesday over an alleged altercation over stolen vapes and beer.

A five-story building is being built in downtown Gainesville on top of a parking lot. The project will cost $14.25-million for the roughly 40,000-square-foot building.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce is searching for a new president and chief executive officer after Kit Dunlap announced her retirement earlier this year after serving the Chamber for over 26 years.

A utility trailer in Jackson County was taken from a construction site in Commerce. JCSO Sheriff Janis Mangum told AccessWDUN that the trailer is worth roughly $5,000.

A Flowery Branch man who was arrested earlier this year on sexual exploitation of children charges will now face hundreds of added charges related to the possession of child sex abuse material.

Nearly $62,000 of illegal drugs were seized following the arrest of a Gainesville man on Monday. 22-year-old Rodolfo Rodriguez-Puentes was finally apprehended at his residence after he got away.