Jerry Gunn

Hall County Commissioners took public comment on their proposed FY 2010 budget Monday morning and heard president of the Hall County Taxpayers Association Doug Aiken tell them that the budget's revenue is over-projected by just over $2-million.

By the time the 12-hour Hall County Relay for Life was over Saturday morning, nearly half a million dollars had been raised for the American Cancer Society.

Gainesville’s Longstreet Society gathered Saturday for fellowship and fun and to celebrate a continuing achievement, the restoration and preservation of a section of the Historic Piedmont Hotel, once owned by Confederate General James Longstreet.

It was a nice day for a family picnic at River Community Church in Murrayville, but this was no ordinary picnic; it was for the wives and children of a group of Georgia soldiers far from home.

Lake Lanier 1071 Coalition members heard Wednesday night that a federal judge could decide by late summer if Northeast Georgia and metro Atlanta could continue using Lake Lanier for water supply.

Flowery Branch City Council Wednesday now has a false alarm ordinance on the books, with several changes.

Gainesville Mayor Myrtle Figueras said Tuesday night she wants people to raise money for a good cause but she does not want them struck by a car doing it.

Gainesville city administration and department heads Tuesday night drew praise for a 2010 general fund budget that is seven percent smaller than the one passed a year ago for FY 2009.

Assistant Hall County Superintendent Dr. Richard Hill told board members Monday night he has 150 applicants for five vacant assistant principal positions.

A smaller Hall County School System 2010 budget means smaller salaries across the board, and Superintendent Will Schofield said that includes reduced pay for members of the school board.