Overnight fire hits home in Royal Lakes subdivisionAn early morning fire damaged a 6,000-square-foot home in the Royal Lakes subdivision in Flowery Branch.
May 24, 2013
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Local
Banking fresh foodThe recent rain has been very good for the Georgia Mountain Food Bank as the seeds from its first community garden begin to grow and flourish.
May 24, 2013
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Savannah
King
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Life top stories
Glazer: What we’ve lost through social mediaIt is no secret that for the Facebook generation in this era of endlessly evolving technology and aggressively casual communication, there are no secrets.
May 24, 2013
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By Rachel Glazer
Guest columnist
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Community columnists
Your Views: Editorial rushed to judgment, unfairly attacked presidentThe Times' editorial of May 19 ("Our Views: What a tangled web") demands a response, in the interest of objectivity and fair play, values which were so utterly lacking in that piece.
May 24, 2013
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Letter to the editor
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Letters to the editor
Dollar spot, brown patch prove problematic diseasesThis spring has been wet and cool. It always amazes me how different one spring from the next can vary so much.
May 24, 2013
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Michael
Wheeler
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Columnists
Hall County completes storm damage assessmentHall County suffered about $800,000 in storm damage, county Fire Chief David Kimbrell told county commissioners at their meeting Wednesday.
May 24, 2013
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Sarah
Mueller
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Local
Sheriff's office searching for shooting suspectGary Wilson said he never dreamed he would pull up to his father's Lula business "and find crime scene tape."
May 24, 2013
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Jeff
Gill
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Local
Hall County students begin their summer vacationStudents across Hall County burst from school doors Thursday, ready to begin their summer vacations.
May 24, 2013
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Carly
Sharec
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Local
Hall's cities report slight bumps in populationHall's cities all showed a slight bump in population between 2011 and 2012 according to the estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
May 24, 2013
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From staff reports
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Local
More than $85,000 in aid to be delivered to OklahomaSyfan Logistics received an "overwhelming" amount of donations from the community in response to its relief effort for the Oklahoma tornado victims.
May 24, 2013
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Meredith
Pruitt
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Local
Memorial Day travel to remain busyIf you plan to travel this Memorial Day holiday weekend, you may find things just a little bit less crowded. But don't count on it.
May 24, 2013
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Greg
Breazeale
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Local
5 North Hall seniors lead charge to baseball championship seriesLooking out over Jody Davis Field, it all comes into focus for North Hall's Griffin Olson.
May 23, 2013
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Bill
Murphy
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High schools
Braves' catcher takes strange path to the majorsATLANTA - As Evan Gattis was rounding the bases, soaking up the cheers from his first grand slam, he noticed the song blaring triumphantly from the speakers at Turner Field.
May 23, 2013
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By Paul Newberry
Associated Press
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Atlanta Braves
Dogs available for adoption after seized in hoarding caseSome dogs are already in new homes since being seized May 16 in an animal hoarding case, with the rest being prepared for adoption.
May 23, 2013
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Carly
Sharec
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Local
Hall's jobless rate ticked up slightly in AprilMetro Gainesville's unemployment rate rose to 6.9 percent in April, up one-tenth of a percentage point from 6.8 percent in March, Georgia Department of Labor announced today.
May 23, 2013
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From staff reports
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Business
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Archive site resultsLocal students put their imagination to work on garden homes for gnomesGardens on Green hosted students from Riverbend Elementary on Tuesday for an exercise of creativity.
May 17, 2013
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From staff reports
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Life top stories
High school scoreboard: May 9North Hall's Gabrielle Hoffman won the Class AAA state title in the pole vault with a height of 10 feet on Thursday at Hugh Mills Stadium in Albany.
May 09, 2013
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From staff reports
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High schools
Recharged waters threat to low lying areas during upcoming hurricane seasonThe rain has been good, but the approaching hurricane season could put Georgia at risk for flooding and other trouble if it continues to rain, weather experts say.
May 09, 2013
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Jeff
Gill
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Local
Chestatee doubles tandem named first team in 8-AAAA tennisChestatee's doubles pair of Blaine Brown and Juan Carrion were named to the Region 8-AAAA All-Region first team, announced last Friday.
May 09, 2013
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From staff reports
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High schools
Lake Lanier Fishing Report: Crappie biting well in shallow covesLike the weather, water temperatures this past week been unseasonably cool and are hovering in the low to mid 60s. Lake Lanier is 2.57 feet above a full pool of 1,071 feet. The water is clear to stained on main lake and stained to very stained in the creeks and rivers.
May 09, 2013
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By Eric Aldrich
For The Times
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Outdoors
Search Dahlonega streets for artFor a unique experience, stroll through downtown Dahlonega on Saturday, May 11, for the annual Dahlonega Art Trail.
May 09, 2013
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From staff reports
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Get Out top stories
Farmers markets deliver fresh goodsDespite the cool weather, cloudy days and deluge of rain in recent weeks, local farmers markets are opening to consumers this month.
May 09, 2013
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From staff reports
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Get Out top stories
Humorist heads home to BrenauBest-selling author and Southern humorist Ronda Rich will share her stories of humor and inspiration as seen through the eyes of Southerners at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, at Brenau's Pearce Auditorium. The complimentary admission event begins is being recorded for a DVD.
May 09, 2013
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From staff reports
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Get Out top stories
Hall County native, band release new album at VinylCody Marlowe and the Dead Flowers appears to be making a name on the music scene as the band's newest album "Silver and Gold" will be independently released Friday with show at 9 p.m. at Vinyl in downtown Atlanta.
May 09, 2013
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From staff reports
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Get Out top stories
Child actors to retell ‘James’ taleThe Sautee Stars, a children's theatre education class, will perform "James and the Giant Peach" this weekend in the Sautee Nacoochee Community Association Center Theater. Performances will be 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 12.
May 09, 2013
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From staff reports
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Get Out top stories
Take a family trip to the QuinlanThe Quinlan Visual Arts Center will have its first Family Day from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at 514 Green St. NE in Gainesville.
May 09, 2013
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From staff reports
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Dueling Divas to belt out cabaret tunes Friday nightFirst Presbyterian Church of Gainesville's Chancel Choir is headed to Italy, but before they can leave, they want to share a little of Italy with Hall County.
May 09, 2013
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From staff reports
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Author’s fascination with history prompts Georgia Gold SeriesHabersham resident Denise Weimer's "Sautee Shadows," the first of a four-book series linking antebellum Georgia's coast and mountains during the Georgia Gold Rush, will hit the bookstands this weekend.
May 09, 2013
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From staff reports
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Get Out top stories
Take a trip through spaceThe next walking tour of the Solar System Scale Model is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, May 11, in Gainesville.
May 09, 2013
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From staff reports
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Get Out top stories
Standoff suspect makes first appearance in courtA Gainesville man charged with terroristic threats, criminal damage to property and reckless conduct had his first appearance before a Hall County magistrate judge on Wednesday.
May 09, 2013
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Emma
Witman
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Local
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