Jerry Gunn

Hall County property holders have to wait until the next county commission meeting to see if they get a refund on what they say was wrongly assessed land.

Hall County Commissioners Thursday night passed their no tax increase, $90.4-million budget for fiscal year 2011.

Gainesville City Council's second hearing on its FY2011 tax increase budget did not draw any positive or negative public comments Thursday morning but there was a clarification from Councilman George Wangemann.

Cresswind at Lake Lanier, formerly Seasons on Lanier, Tuesday night asked for and got permission to build 799 homes as opposed to 750, increasing the density to 1.95 per acre while reducing the size of 200 homes from 1500 square feet to 1250 square feet.

Former State representative Tom Graves is now the new Representative in Congress from the 9th district but runoff opponent former State Senator Lee Hawkins says he's optimistic

The Gainesville School Board passed their tentative 2011 budget Monday night with expenditures out running revenues by $3-million, but the budget is balanced with no tax increase recommended.

U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson told Gainesville Rotarians Monday to find out what caused the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster you have to talk to the people who were there.

Several hundred tired but happy participants in this year’s Hall County American Cancer Society Relay for Life packed up and went home early Saturday morning after their annual twelve hour event at Road Atlanta

An afternoon thundershower delayed but did not stop the 2010 American Cancer Society Hall County Relay for Life in its second year at Road Atlanta and a rainbow appeared in the sky after the brief downpour to signal the beginning of the event.

Flowery Branch’s interim mayor Mike Miller Thursday night presided over his first meeting that included passage of the city’s amended solid waste ordinance that did not make everyone happy.