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- Saturday, May 25, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Author - Jeff Gill
Multiuse trails still in the works
A planned multiuse trail winding through Midtown Gainesville and eventually through central Hall County still has a ways to go, with preliminary work occupying officials' time.
Move afoot to bring 37-mile rail line back to life for bicyclists, walkers
The steam-powered locomotives chugged 37 miles between Gainesville and Helen, helping to forge a connection and commerce among rural North Georgia communities in the early part of the 20th century.
Work could start in May on new road to government center
By late spring, visitors could have another way to reach the Hall County Government Center at 2875 Browns Bridge Road.
Russell Vandiver exits Lanier Tech after 37 years
OAKWOOD - Telling stories and giving gifts, friends, colleagues and former bosses of Lanier Technical College President Russell Vandiver paid homage Thursday to the longtime campus leader and economic development guru.
State closes on property for new poultry lab
State officials have closed on northeast Hall County property that will be the home of the new Georgia Poultry Laboratory Network headquarters.
Housing is on an upswing nationwide
Housing starts are up nationwide, and Hall County is catching some of that wave. "We're seeing construction across the country, including Georgia and Hall County, as result of a growing shortage of housing," said Frank Norton, a Gainesville real estate executive and observer of development trends. "However, we are not building houses at the same rate as prerecession levels." The U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday that builders broke ground on homes last month at a ...
HOT lanes meetings set this week
Area commuters can learn more about state plans to extend high occupancy toll lanes, or HOT lanes, to Hamilton Mill Road in Gwinnett County at public meetings over the next couple of weeks.
Teen driving panel issues safety recommendations
BUFORD - Through stories of personal tragedy and concerns about their generation, a group of teens from around Georgia presented recommendations Monday on improving driving habits among their peers.
State's high court upholds murder conviction
The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a Gainesville man in the 2009 slaying of a 19-year-old man at a Gainesville public housing complex.
Eyes on the Road: Lights finally coming to parkway in Oakwood
About 1½ years after its completion, Thurmon Tanner Parkway in Oakwood will finally get streetlights.
Fisherman finds body in Lake Lanier
The body of a man was recovered by Forsyth County authorities Sunday. A fisherman found the body near Bald Ridge Creek about 9:30 a.m. and alerted authorities, who pulled the body from Lake Lanier, said Robin Hill, spokeswoman for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Hill had no other information, including the victim's name. She said she couldn't release it until the next of kin could be notified. According to the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, ...
New Oakwood VA clinic to open June 1
OAKWOOD - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs doesn't expect a slow trickle of patients when it opens the doors to the new Community Based Outpatient Clinic.
South Hall sewer project back in focus
Work could resume in 2014 on Oakwood's long-awaited sewer expansion project, which involves a connection with the Braselton system.
Jerry Jackson Bridge being inspected for potential repairs
Two years ago, temporary repairs were made to the westbound bridge on Ga. 53/Dawsonville Highway crossing the Chattahoochee River portion of Lake Lanier.
Higher level on Lanier pleases residents
Three months ago, lake watchers were wringing their hands over the ever-dropping water level at Lake Lanier.
Articles By Author - Jeff Gill
Sheriff's office searching for shooting suspect
Gary Wilson said he never dreamed he would pull up to his father's Lula business "and find crime scene tape."
Flood damage costs start to emerge
Flowery Branch officials are estimating $1.4 million in expenses related to Sunday's historic rainfall, and so far it appears that most of the financial burden is falling on the beleaguered South Hall city.
Flood causes sewer spill into Flowery Branch Creek
Sunday's historic flood in Flowery Branch has produced another problem for the beleaguered South Hall city - a 200,000-gallon sewer spill into Flowery Branch Creek.
Hall County sheriff proposes buying 12-14 patrol cars
To update its aging fleet, the Hall County Sheriff's Office is looking at spending $550,000 to buy 12-14 new patrol cars and refurbish another four or five.
Crews busy fixing roads after floods
Under sunny skies and no trace of rain, area governments worked Monday to fix roads that had been damaged, some seriously, by fierce storms overnight Sunday.
Fair Street students may use tablet computers next fall
Gainesville's technology director gave City Board of Education members a Kuno tablet computer to play with briefly Monday night.
McEver still closed, fire official reports
Under sunny skies and no trace of rain, area governments worked Monday to fix roads that had been damaged, some seriously, by fierce storms overnight Sunday.
Eyes on the Road: More feet added to Ga. 53 fix in Dawson County
An additional 500 feet of Thompson Road will be closed as part of a Georgia Department of Transportation project to rebuild the road's intersection at Ga. 53 in Dawson County.
South Hall flooding causes county to declare emergency
Early Sunday storms rocked Hall County, leaving heavy flooding, collapsed roads and other damage in its wake.
Proposed left-turn ban on Green raises a stir
The potential for no left turns on Green Street has raised hackles along the busy, four-lane road, according to one of its most vocal business leaders.
2013-14 tax rate likely to remain the same in Flowery Branch
Flowery Branch is moving toward a fiscal 2013-14 budget with the tax rate remaining the same, but with local option sales taxes remaining an unknown factor because of an ongoing dispute between Hall County and the cities.
Senate passes water bill that doesn’t limit Lanier use
The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to OK a water reauthorization bill that will not limit Georgia's water use from Lake Lanier and Lake Allatoona, a restriction that had been sought by lawmakers in Alabama and Florida.
11-year-old injured in four-wheeler accident identified
The Georgia State Patrol on Tuesday identified the 11-year-old boy who was injured Sunday afternoon in a four-wheeler accident in West Hall as Lanny Charles Dunagan.
City schools present budget figures at hearings
The few people who showed at the hearings got to see the thinking behind the math in the Gainesville school system's crafting a budget for fiscal 2013-14.
Corps hopes to keep dock permit process going
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hopes to forge ahead this spring and summer with issuing dock permits, and not resort to moving employees assigned to that task to covering parks, as it had to do last year.
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