Jerry Gunn

Hall County Commission Chairman Tom Oliver Thursday continued to push his proposal for the county to do its own collecting when it comes to sales taxes rather than letting the state handle it.

The head of the Northeast Georgia chapter of the American Red Cross in Gainesville said Wednesday the best way to help with the Haitian earthquake relief effort right now is to send a donation.

Hall County School Board members Monday night approved make-up middle school basketball games to be played on Wednesday, an exception brought on by winter weather game cancellations according to system athletic director Gordon Higgins.

Sub-freezing temperatures did not keep the crowd away from Saturday morning’s grand re-opening of the Crawford Long Museum in downtown Jefferson.

A Democratic candidate who formally announced for election Friday night in Gainesville to the Congressional 9th District said he can get along with everybody.

With the approach of the season’s first winter storm, Gainesville grocery shoppers wasted no time on Thursday in stocking up in case ice and snow keeps them off the roads.

Three new Flowery Branch City Council members were sworn in and took their seats Wednesday morning with Mayor Dianne Hirling, and mayor and council held its last day meeting.

Georgia’s governor Tuesday delivered a $2.5-million grant check at North Georgia College and State University to help connect North Georgia with the rest of the world.

Gainesville's new mayor and mayor pro-tem received greetings and best wishes from friends and colleagues Tuesday morning before they were sworn in... and the new mayor favors letting the post be filled by a citywide election instead of rotated among council members.

Lanier Islands Parkway is a road name that got unanimous recommendation for approval from Hall County Planning Commissioners Monday night but there were written and verbal objections.