Georgia has been hit harder by the flu than any other state, with cases appearing at more than twice the national level, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
The Gainesville Police Department has charged five people with burglary, some of whom already face charges from the Hall County Sheriff's Office in connection with a Monday burglary in Oakwood.
Growing up as one of six children, Wally Calderon knew all about hand-me-downs and had his share of meager Christmases. Today, as the local coordinator for the national Toys for Tots program, he gets to ensure a holiday with new presents under the Christmas tree for countless Hall County children.
A Tuesday morning burglary and car chase in Oakwood ended with two arrests, according to the Hall County Sheriff's Office. It was the second burglary in the area this week.
A group of Gainesville children became curators and took their parents on a one-of-a-kind field trip Tuesday night.
On Monday, Northeast Georgia Medical Center will become the second hospital in the state where parents can donate their child's umbilical cord blood, a stem-cell-rich tissue once considered medical waste but now proven to treat several life-threatening illnesses.
The Rev. Jack Sosby was never one to neglect a person in need - even someone he had never met.
Last year, one Gainesville family had a simple gift for an American soldier. On a piece of construction paper, they traced their newborn's tiny palms and wrote below them, "Hands reaching out to you and wishing you peace."
After Janice Bradley receives her next unemployment benefits check, she may pack up her belongings, lock the door on her Gainesville home and move north to live with her father in Illinois.
As Karl Kiel spoke before a group of sixth-graders on Thursday, there was one word he used over and over - brainwashed.
Two North Georgia tourism sites will add new employees and complete much-awaited projects thanks to nearly $18,000 in state grant money they were awarded in November.
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