Jerry Gunn

Hall County construction students reported to "Habitat High" on Browns Bridge Road Wednesday morning, where they are building a house for Habitat for Humanity.

The City of Gainesville will soon have nearly $400,000 in federal housing rehabilitation funds for qualified applicants.

Gainesville's Little League State champions drew recognition and praise from the City Council Tuesday night at the Georgia Mountains Center.

It has been a tough summer for Gainesville vacationers this year with $4 a gallon gas prices and Lake Lanier at exceptional drought level, but one family made the best of the last summer holiday of the year at Clarks Bridge Park on the lake.

Gainesville began gearing up Monday to help with the expected impact of Hurricane Gustav and the arrival of evacuees from the Gulf Coast region struck by the storm.

The Frances Meadows Aquatic and Community Center is open. Attendants and staff members were ready to take the first admission fee Saturday morning when the center opened at 10 a.m.

Hall County Democrats celebrated America's first African American presidential nominee Thursday night at the Hunt tower atrium in downtown Gainesville with a convention watch party.

Hall County Fire Services Chief David Kimbrell said Thursday the National Weather Service is investigating to see if the county got sufficient warning about the four tornadoes that struck Tuesday afternoon.

Gainesville City Councilman George Wangemann urged citizens Thursday to call 911 immediately if they witness a drug deal in progress, like the one he said he saw near his home recently.

The Gainesville City Council learned Thursday morning that the city ended Fiscal Year 2008 in the black despite current economic pressures.