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Shred Day to help fight cancer

If your spring cleaning has stalled because you don't know what to do with piles of documents, Shred Away Cancer may be able to help.

May 05, 2013 | Greg Breazeale | Local


Taxes done? Now it’s time to shred — carefully

You've filed your taxes and had time to catch your breath from that, but now you may be wondering what to do with those documents.

May 04, 2013 | Greg Breazeale | Local


Bank Bus rolling into Gainesville

The Gainesville Housing Authority hopes its Bank Bus event on Thursday will help residents with their budgets, financial literacy and computer use.

April 29, 2013 | Greg Breazeale | Local


Construction for New Holland Marketplace remains on track

Construction of the New Holland Marketplace shopping center in Gainesville remains on track for a February 2014 opening.

April 12, 2013 | Greg Breazeale | Local


Early exposure makes pollen season worse

If the pollen seems worse than last year, maybe it's because you've been primed. Warm days early in March began to bring out the pollen, said Dr. Ronald G. Beebe, a board-certified allergist and immunologist at The Longstreet Clinic in Gainesville. The cold, rainy weather in mid- to late March tamped the pollen back down, but the immune systems of most allergy sufferers had been exposed. "We call that priming," Beebe said. "It's like an ...

April 11, 2013 | Greg Breazeale | Local


Sunny weather coming this weekend

If you're wondering if temperatures in North Georgia are ever going to warm up, they should start doing just that today.

April 05, 2013 | Greg Breazeale | Local


Highest-ranking Army POW in Vietnam dies

Retired Col. Benjamin H. Purcell of Clarkesville, who was the highest-ranking Army POW in Vietnam, died Tuesday at age 85.

April 04, 2013 | Greg Breazeale | Local


Next week’s job fair moves to new venue

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce job fair next week will be at a new site. Set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 10, the fair will be held at the Gainesville Civic Center, 830 Green St. NE. Last year's fair was held at the Georgia Mountains Center, which has since been transformed into the Brenau Downtown Center. While the civic center space may be smaller than what was available at the mountains center, ...

April 03, 2013 | Greg Breazeale | Local


Lake Lanier hits winter full pool

Lake Lanier hit winter full pool of 1,070 feet above sea level Tuesday. Next stop? Summer full pool.

April 03, 2013 | Greg Breazeale | Local


2 charged in fire at vacant home

Two men have been charged in connection with a fire March 26 at a vacant home. Hall County Fire Marshal Scott Cagle said Monday the two homeless men were staying at the house and started a fire that night to warm themselves. Both Donald Bonner and Robert W. Watson sustained smoke inhalation and minor burns and were treated at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Bonner and Watson both were charged with reckless conduct, criminal trespass ...

April 02, 2013 | Greg Breazeale | Local


Start of spring feels more like winter

Spring arrived on time, but its typically warmer temperatures are running late. A freeze warning remains in effect for much of North Georgia, including Hall County, until 11 a.m. today. A freeze warning means freezing temperatures are forecast to threaten outdoor plants. Lows in the upper 20s were predicted for the Gainesville area. Although the National Weather Service in Peachtree City predicts today to be sunny, North Georgia could get a blast of wintry weather ...

March 21, 2013 | Greg Breazeale | Local


Snow not likely to accumulate this weekend in Hall

It looks like March will try to come in like a lion this weekend. There's a chance of snow in the forecast for North Georgia, but don't get too excited; it's not expected to accumulate much. "Our current forecast has no accumulation for Gainesville," said Alex Gibbs, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Peachtree City. "North of Gainesville, the accumulation will be very light, maybe one-tenth of an inch or a trace, and maybe ...

March 01, 2013 | Greg Breazeale | Local


Rain keeps lake level rising

The rain keeps falling, and Lake Lanier keeps rising. The lake was at 1,066.54 feet above sea level at 11:15 Tuesday night, up more than a foot in a week's time. That's already above the Army Corps of Engineers' forecast of 1,066.3 feet by the end of the week. Almost an inch and a quarter of rain was recorded Tuesday at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport in Gainesville, raising the prospect of the lake getting an ...

February 27, 2013 | Greg Breazeale | Local


Weekend rain could raise Lanier

Rain may interfere with your weekend plans, but it should continue to help Lake Lanier. "Comparing with what usually happens when we get 2 to 3 inches of rainfall, we could see Lake Lanier rise 2 to 3 feet," said meteorologist George Wetzel of the National Weather Service in Peachtree City. The lake was at 1,065.34 feet above sea level as of 10:15 p.m. Thursday night. Winter full pool is 1,070 feet. The weather service ...

February 22, 2013 | Greg Breazeale | Local


Rainy forecast ushers in flood watch for N. Georgia

The rain that settled over Northeast Georgia on Monday is likely to stick around for most of this week, and that has led to a flood watch.

January 14, 2013 | Greg Breazeale | Local


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Atlas Pizza to expand at Bradford property

Atlas Pizza's purchase of the 32,000-square-foot, two-story 305 Bradford building downtown may bring 20 to 40 new jobs to Gainesville.

May 20, 2013 | Greg Breazeale | Business


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