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- Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Author - Savannah King
Nonprofits, state agencies work to help victims of human trafficking
Jennifer Robson sits in front of her laptop computer and scrolls through a list of ads on an adult website, looking for a local woman to call.
Last school day a chance for partying, fun in Gainesville
With tears in her eyes, second-grade teacher Maria McConnell says goodbye to her class. McConnell's class, like most of the classes at Gainesville Exploration Academy, held an end-of-the-year party Friday to celebrate all of their hard work. Friday was the last day of the school year for Gainesville City Schools. Hall County Schools will break for the summer May 23. A few parents donated pizzas and cakes to the classroom for the party. The Boys ...
Honorary graduates exemplify school’s values
The 2013 graduating class of Gainesville High School has many accomplished students who are destined to do something meaningful with their lives.
Hall schools launch new summer reading initiatives
Even though children aren't going to be able to visit their school library over the summer, there are still plenty of opportunities to hone their reading skills.
Hall school board discusses maintaining morale with tight budget
The Hall County Board of Education discussed ways to maintain employee morale while working within next year's tight budget.
Organizations looking for volunteers to make sandwiches
Making a sandwich is easy: two slices of bread, some meat and cheese, and voila. You've likely made hundreds of sandwiches in your lifetime, right? Well, now you've got a chance to put those sandwich-making skills to work for the greater good. Hundreds of volunteers are needed this summer to make sack lunches for hungry children in the community. Two local organizations, the Georgia Mountain Food Bank and Action Ministries, are seeking volunteers and food ...
Her husband is her 'hero'
"It will be a blessed Mother's Day for my kids, my granddaughter, my wife," Grady Nolan said, his voice cracking slightly. "And for me."
Mother’s Day has special meaning for women who struggle to conceive
Sometimes Allison Zafft said she thinks about the way her family and her life might have turned out if she'd never had her youngest daughter Aleah.
Ariana Cervantes | Johnson High School
After two years of taking college-level, International Baccalaureate courses in high school, Ariana Cervantes is looking forward to spending a little time outside of the classroom.
Marett Peets | Lakeview Academy
When Marett Peets first heard about Scotland's University of St. Andrews at a seventh-grade college fair, she thought it would be an interesting place to study but an unlikely place for her to land.
Aaron Mullican | North Hall High School
Most mornings Aaron Mullican is on the lake before sunrise and returns as the day is ending. After a friend told Mullican about kayaking five years ago, he decided to try the sport for himself and discovered his life's passion. "I just like the paddling, especially in the morning when the water's calm and the sun's barely coming up," Mullican said. "It's calming." Mullican competes around the world as part of the Lanier Canoe and ...
Loucas Nicolaou-Griffin | East Hall High School
Loucas Nicolaou-Griffin said he's felt torn between two worlds for the last few years and is looking forward to going home after graduation.
Gateway Domestic Violence Center inches closer to new apartments
More women and children fleeing domestic violence will be able to find refuge in the coming months thanks to several community organizations.
Gala honors business leaders
In order to develop and strengthen the local economy, businesses and the community work together for the benefit of each other.
4 Gainesville schools went on lockdown Thursday afternoon
Four Gainesville City schools were temporarily locked down Thursday afternoon.
Articles By Author - Savannah King
Residents rediscover edible roots
By eight o'clock Saturday morning, Bill and Latrelle Thomas had already sold all of their beets.
Two are teams place in Odyssey of Mind contest
Aaron Turpin could only watch as his team of fourth- and fifth-graders from World Language Academy tried to turn on a waterwheel.
Gainesville girl on a medical mission
Erica Granger expected to see a different way of life when she went on a mission trip to Uganda. But she didn't expect the trip to change her view of her life after returning home.
Area home's backyard deemed a ‘hidden jewel’
From the road, Jim and Mary Beth Tharp's home is a pleasant sight with a green, manicured lawn and garden. A small sign by the road hints more artistry may be involved than one would notice on first glance.
Hall woman checks garden, finds snakes
Lynnett Farmer was walking outside to check on her garden Wednesday afternoon when she heard a distinctive rattle coming from a ditch a few feet away.
Artifacts found in North Georgia cornfield
On the surface, an old cornfield in North Hall County is just another place to grow feed for livestock. But 2 feet under ground, it's a 1,500-year-old time capsule.
Animal hoarders face health, legal troubles
Animals lovers understand the comfort and unconditional love that pets bring into a home.
Mormon church sees boost in female students
Sister Tara Reese, 20, and her companion, Sister Britteny Breinholt, 19, ride their bicycles six miles each day around the neighborhoods in the Oakwood area attempting to share the gospel with people they meet.
Nonprofits work to end summer hunger through food program
Children laughed and screamed excitedly as they held their balloons up in the air waiting for the countdown to finish so they could let go and watch them float away.
North Hall rental house destroyed by fire
A rental home on Cleveland Highway in North Hall County was destroyed by fire Thursday morning.
Woman not hurt after crashing van into lake
A Cleveland woman was uninjured when her van crashed Wednesday morning into Lake Lanier.
Driver killed in wreck with dump truck
A wreck killed one just after 9 Wednesday morning on Tanners Mill Road in southeast Hall County.
Hall County woman wins recipe contest with last-minute egg dish
While cleaning out her files of old papers, Deborah Abercrombie noticed an envelope for an egg cooking contest she participated in almost 30 years earlier.
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