Hall County ranks as one of the healthiest in Georgia, according to a report released Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
An Atlanta man pleaded not guilty to all charges, including homicide by vessel in the first degree, Tuesday in Hall County Court, according to county officials.
Local attorneys are preparing for the second annual Legal Food Frenzy to raise food and funds for the Georgia Mountain Food Bank.
The Gainesville Police Department is warning residents to be wary of door-to-door solicitors who without authorization use the department's name to acquire quick cash.
When Tray Ross risked his life to save Harold Johnson Jr., 76, blind and trapped in the kitchen of his burning home, he embodied the mentality Hall County Fire Services seeks in its employees.
Two Lula men were arrested on drug charges Thursday after Hall County officials found marijuana and other paraphernalia while enforcing an eviction notice.
Officials and residents are cautiously optimistic with the progress of two North Hall County fire stations.
This weekend, the Grady Young Foundation will hold its annual golf tournament and Scholarship Gala.
A Gainesville resident was in the right place at the right time Wednesday in Rome for a moment of historic and cultural significance - white smoke from the Sistine Chapel indicating a new pope.
Sheriff Gerald Couch is putting a new face out front at the Hall County Sheriff's Office.
Rhett Roark spent more than 8,000 hours over 16 years volunteering his time to coach youth baseball players.
Gainesville Fire Chief Jerome Yarbrough said the fire department is in the process of integrating more technology in daily operations.
With the help of eight young Sea Scouts, more than 500 American flags were retired Saturday morning at Memorial Park Cemetery in Gainesville.
Life wasn't always easy growing up in a single-parent household, Gainesville Fire Chief Jerome Yarbrough said, but he gives a lot of credit to the community for how he turned out.
In an effort to diversify its force, the Gainesville Police Department is expanding its recruiting efforts, police officials said.
In 2011, citing Fourth Amendment concerns, the Georgia legislature gutted a Senate bill that would have allowed collection of DNA evidence upon arrest for those charged with felonies.
Hall County has taken another step toward relief for North Hall homeowners suffering from skyrocketing insurance rates.
The first celebration of Juneteenth Day in Gainesville, sponsored by the Gainesville-Hall County Black History Society, was held Saturday afternoon at Midtown Greenway & Park in Gainesville.
Gainesville resident Luis Santos-Rivas took the Hall County Sheriff's Citizens' Academy as a curious new resident.
Like the undisturbed surface of Lake Lanier, sometimes drowning can be calm and quiet.
The president and CEO of the Georgia Mountains YMCA is resigning to take a job as executive director of the Siskey YMCA in Matthews, N.C., a suburb of Charlotte.
A probable cause hearing is set for later this month after a Gainesville man made his first appearance Tuesday in Hall County Magistrate Court on murder charges.
A Hall County Superior Court judge Tuesday denied a motion to dismiss the case against Paul Bennett, who is charged with eight counts of homicide by vessel in a Lake Lanier accident that killed two Buford boys.
The Hall County Sheriff's Office is teaming up with the North Georgia Detention Center and the American Red Cross to host a blood drive to honor victims of natural disasters both close to home and hundreds of miles away.
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