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Green Corps program helps students grow

Imani Gardner is inspired. Gardner, a 15-year-old Gainesville High School student, is one of 23 Hall County teenagers participating in the state Department of Labor's Green Corps program this summer. She's getting paid to learn about "green" jobs and work with various environmentally focused community projects. And she's taking what she's learned beyond the six-week program. "Me and my mom talked last night about making our own garden," Gardner said, reflecting on the herbs she ...

June 15, 2010 | Mimi Ensley | Local


Woman’s dog missing after coyote spotted

Every morning, Jeré McMahan wakes up, opens her sliding doors and lets her small pets run around in her yard.

June 15, 2010 | Mimi Ensley | Local


For cakes, variety is the slice of life

It's every woman's perfect day. The dress, the ring, the flowers, the venue, everything must be in place. But for the guests attending wedding after wedding throughout the month of June, the prospect of a sweet treat after the ceremony is often just what they need to make it through the event. And brides are delivering, with wedding cakes getting more and more elaborate, imaginative and original. Gainesville resident Rachel Bembry, who recently was married ...

June 15, 2010 | Mimi Ensley | Life


Gainesville product will help clean up oil spill

They've been waiting for weeks, struggling to get the proper officials' attention.

June 15, 2010 | Mimi Ensley | Local


Arbor is a tribute to a community servant

A former city manager and Air Force major will be honored Tuesday evening at Gardens on Green as friends gather for a memorial ceremony.

June 13, 2010 | Mimi Ensley | Local


Get ready for turnover in state offices

Like it or not, change is coming. No matter what voters decide this election season, a majority of the statewide seats on the ballot this year won't have the same people returning to office. Of the 10 statewide offices on the ballot for the July 20 primary, only two - lieutenant governor and U.S. senator - have incumbents seeking re-election. That does not include the secretary of state race, in which Brian Kemp is seeking ...

June 13, 2010 | Mimi Ensley | Elections


A starlight night for family fun, fireworks

Melanie Valencia was eager to find her classmates Friday night as she watched her dad and younger sister toss a Frisbee at the Gainesville State College Alumni Starlight Concert and Fireworks Show.

June 11, 2010 | Mimi Ensley | Local


Food bank hits milestone, now seeks new home

After distributing more than 1 million pounds of food across five counties, one local food bank is ready to keep growing - they just need to find the right space.

June 10, 2010 | Mimi Ensley | Local


Gainesville couple recovering from van crash injuries

After surgeries Thursday morning, the Gainesville couple injured in a crash that demolished the front of their church's van Wednesday afternoon in Kentucky are on the way to recovery.

June 10, 2010 | Mimi Ensley | Local


5 injured in church bus crash

A Gainesville church's mission trip took a terrifying turn Wednesday afternoon when the group's van crashed on Highway 92 East in Kentucky, leaving two adult leaders and three teenagers injured - but their mission wasn't interrupted for long.

June 09, 2010 | Mimi Ensley | Local


Local soldier receives full military honors after fatal car crash

Shots from a gun salute pierced the air as a grieving crowd gathered in front of a flag-covered casket.

June 09, 2010 | Mimi Ensley | Local


Magician’s tricks kick off summer reading program

"Whoa!" "How'd he do that?" "No way!" The shouts of more than 100 children at the Blackshear Place Library rang out as magician Keith Karnok pulled colored balls from behind handkerchiefs and made "Wally the Wand" grow to twice his size. Karnok, a University of Georgia agriculture professor and part-time magician, dazzled kids with his tricks as he kicked off the children's summer programming for the Hall County Library System Tuesday afternoon. "Magic and puppets ...

June 08, 2010 | Mimi Ensley | Local


BP boycotts hurt local owners, not corporation, official says

Alex Little won't stop fueling up at his local BP station any time soon, despite the oil spill plaguing the Gulf of Mexico, and according to convenience store officials, he's making the right decision.

June 07, 2010 | Mimi Ensley | Local


Gainesville company to show cleanup products to BP, government officials

A Gainesville company is one step closer to tackling the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, but it isn't there quite yet.

June 07, 2010 | Mimi Ensley | Local


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