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Gainesville City Schools will host a summer meal program open to the public through June 28 at Gainesville Middle School. The program is funded through the U.S. Department of Education's School Nutrition Program. Children 18 years and younger are eligible to eat at no cost. Adult charges are $1.50 for breakfast and $2.75 for lunch. People interested in participating may contact Michelle Bell or Louvenia Richardson at 770-534-4237. Flowery Branch High School teacher up ...
June 04, 2013
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Carly
Sharec
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Local
Gov. Nathan Deal said Tuesday he's willing to use state money to start deepening the Port of Savannah's busy shipping channel without waiting for funding from Washington as long as the federal government promises to pay its share of the $652 million project later.
June 04, 2013
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Associated Press
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Local
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.
June 04, 2013
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Emma
Witman
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Local
ATLANTA - Andrelton Simmons hit a game-ending double off Mark Melancon in the 10th inning, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
June 04, 2013
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By Charles Odum
Associated Press
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Atlanta Braves
Three years is all it took for Ty McCormack to leave a lasting legacy as a great distance runner at Clemson University.
June 04, 2013
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Bill
Murphy
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Staff sports picks
Bitzer celebrated its newest Oakwood facility on Tuesday, with company leaders guiding tours through a warehouse where compressors for refrigeration and air conditioning are manufactured and holding a ceremony with leaders from the German company and the Hall County community.
June 04, 2013
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Dana
Towns
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Business
The Sounds of Sawnee Concert Band recently surprised one of its longest standing members with a birthday celebration.
June 04, 2013
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By Crystal Ledford
crystalledford@forsythnews.com
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Life top stories
A man was shot and killed Monday evening in the parking lot outside the Peppers Market off E.E. Butler Parkway in Gainesville.
June 04, 2013
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Shannon
Casas
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Local
Flowery Branch is Hall County's fastest-growing city, expanding 2.7 percent between July 2011 and July 2012, according to recently released census statistics.
June 04, 2013
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By Dana Towns and Lisa Laskey
The Times
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Local
"Do you feel nourished?" That's what rising seventh-grader Christina Antoci asked Adrianna Silva after wiping toner from her face Monday.
June 04, 2013
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Alana
Swain
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Local
City Council members are scheduled to consider several items at their meeting this evening. On the agenda are raising city water and sewer prices, adopting a West Gainesville-Hall County opportunity zone, setting the 2014 property tax rate for the Gainesville Board of Education and changing the ordinance on annexations initiated by the city.
June 04, 2013
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Sarah
Mueller
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Local
A Gainesville man was charged with using a gun with a filed-off identification number after a man was shot in the hand outside the J&J Foods on Jesse Jewell Parkway just before midnight Saturday.
June 04, 2013
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Shannon
Casas
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Local
Robby Hefflinger can't single out any one reason why he has so thoroughly dominated the Carolina League this season.
June 03, 2013
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Jared
Putnam
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Staff sports picks
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Philip Pfeifer threw five scoreless innings and Xavier Turner drove in three runs to lead No. 2 overall seed Vanderbilt to a 7-1 victory over Georgia Tech in an NCAA regional championship game Monday night.
June 03, 2013
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Associated Press
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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
ATLANTA - Kris Medlen stuck to his game plan through the longest losing streak of his career: Keep games close and give Atlanta's powerful offense a chance to come through.
June 03, 2013
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Associated Press
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Atlanta Braves
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