Dixie Divas: Solving the mystery of Peggy Sue’s disappearanceWhen Peggy Sue went away, just fell off the face of the earth with no warning or even a holler, we all wondered where she had gone.
May 21, 2013
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Ronda
Rich
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Ronda Rich's column
Student council collects books for community libraryFifth-grader Heartley Twiggs loves to read fiction books and thinks kids are better off when they read books they enjoy.
May 21, 2013
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Savannah
King
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Life top stories
Ridgewood Avenue to close at 9 p.m.Ridgewood Avenue will be closed at 9 tonight until 4 a.m. Wednesday while Georgia Power does work in the area.
May 21, 2013
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From staff reports
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Local
The Local Agenda: Germans to come to Hall to study immigrationA group from Germany will be visiting Hall County on Wednesday, looking to learn about American cultural life and political issues but particularly immigration.
May 21, 2013
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From staff reports
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Local
Longstreet Clinic moves into expanded office in OakwoodThe staff at The Longstreet Clinic Family Medicine practice in Oakwood hurried to move into its renovated site Monday, hoping to begin working from it today.
May 21, 2013
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Meredith
Pruitt
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Local
Hall County sheriff proposes buying 12-14 patrol carsTo 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.
May 21, 2013
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Jeff
Gill
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Local
Crews busy fixing roads after floodsUnder 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.
May 20, 2013
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Jeff
Gill
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Local
Despite road closures, kids get to schoolThough severe weather Saturday night washed out roadways in Flowery Branch, most students in the area made it to school Monday morning.
May 20, 2013
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Savannah
King
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Local
Business owners slogging through flood damageOutside The Tire Store and Lakeview Automotive Group on Atlanta Highway in Flowery Branch, workers hauled equipment to dry areas and washed sheets of mud off the pavement.
May 20, 2013
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Emma
Witman
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Local
Trojans split with Blessed Trinity in baseball semifinals, force Game 3North Hall enters the deciding third game of its state semifinal series against Blessed Trinity with a pretty positive outlook on things, even though it dropped the second game of the series 8-5 Monday at Jody Davis Field in Gainesville.
May 20, 2013
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Bill
Murphy
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High schools
High school scoreboard: May 20Lumpkin County's Morgan Wood shot a 91 to tie for 14th place individually in the Class AAAA girls state golf tournament on Monday at Nob North Golf Course in Cohutta.
May 20, 2013
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From staff reports
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High schools
Teheran pitches Braves past Twins 5-1ATLANTA - Julio Teheran pitched 8 1-3 strong innings, Dan Uggla hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves won their fourth straight game with a 5-1 victory over the struggling Minnesota Twins on Monday.
May 20, 2013
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Associated Press
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Atlanta Braves
Hall schools board discusses options to balance budgetThe Hall County Board of Education grappled with "philosophical issues" as it discussed ways to continue to function with a tight budget next year.
May 20, 2013
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Savannah
King
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Local
Fair Street students may use tablet computers next fallGainesville's technology director gave City Board of Education members a Kuno tablet computer to play with briefly Monday night.
May 20, 2013
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Jeff
Gill
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Local
Flowery Branch hires Sokol as boys basketball coachFlowery Branch High didn't have to look far to find its next boys basketball coach.
May 20, 2013
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From staff reports
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High schools
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Archive site resultsAtlanta rallies twice to even series 2-2ATLANTA - Forget about a Boston sweep. The Hawks are headed back to Beantown all tied up with the mighty Celtics.
May 10, 2008
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Atlanta Hawks
Prep track: Riverside wins stateBehind Ewin Holyfield's four first-place finishes, the Riverside Military Academy track team was crowned the Georgia Independent Schools Association's state champions in track and field on Saturday.
May 10, 2008
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From staff reports
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High schools
Modular home lawsuit still unresolvedAfter three years, there has been no final decision on whether Gainesville officials violated Grant Smereczynsky's civil rights by not allowing him to complete construction on a modular home within the city limits. In the three years since Smereczynsky was ordered to stop construction on a home in the Waters Edge subdivision, a lawsuit he filed against the city has made an interesting journey, appearing in Hall County Superior Court ...
May 10, 2008
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Ashley
Fielding
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Local
Yarbrough: Carter should stick to woodworking, poetryWhat are we going to do with Jimmy Carter? The man has gone from being a joke to someone who is suddenly very unfunny.
May 10, 2008
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Dick
Yarbrough
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Community columnists
Falcons pick up seven rookie free agentsThe Atlanta Falcons have signed former Georgia defensive end Brandon Miller and six more undrafted rookies.
May 10, 2008
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The Associated Press
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Atlanta Falcons
Three Golden Tigers earn All-Conference honorsBrenau University junior tennis player Paula Ghilardotti was named Southeastern States Athletic Conference All-Conference team. Ghilardotti also qualified for the Academic All-Conference Team, along with senior Diana Cardenas and junior Natalia Aranguren.
May 10, 2008
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From staff reports
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Sports
Is it a birdhouse, or is it art?From whimsical to functional bird-inspired creations, Flights of Fancy will have bird lovers in a tizzy.
May 10, 2008
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Ashley
Bates
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Get Out
Rich: Joining with good friends to come homeTo be quite frank, I don't remember from where the idea arose. It could have been at the suggestion of one of two friends or - and this is quite possible - it was my own bright idea.
May 10, 2008
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Ronda
Rich
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Columnists
Official says bus driver at fault in wreckTwo elementary school students were treated for minor injuries Monday evening after their school bus driver caused a wreck on Atlanta Highway, officials said. Hall County School bus 9827 was carrying 28 students from Martin Elementary at about 3 p.m. Monday when it struck a vehicle that had stopped in front of the bus on Atlanta Highway, according to Gordon Higgins, director of community relations for Hall County Schools. <p ...
May 10, 2008
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Ashley
Fielding
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Local
Hawks ready to play in BostonATLANTA - After pulling up at Philips Arena in his white Hummer H2, Mike Bibby strolled past an admiring security guard, who wished him luck through the rest of the playoffs.
May 10, 2008
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Atlanta Hawks
Bennett to transfer to Louisiana TechATLANTA - Taylor Bennett has found a new football home, and Georgia Tech fans may be surprised to learn he will be playing for the Bulldogs and a coach named Dooley in 2008.
May 10, 2008
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The Associated Press
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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Johnson to match golf skills with other coachesGREENSBORO - New Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson won't have to wait until the football season for his first competition against a rival coach from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
May 10, 2008
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The Associated Press
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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Tax rebate checks begin appearing todayIt's almost like Christmas in July.
May 10, 2008
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Kristen Morales
Harris Blackwood
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Local
Athlete of the week: Fields slams six homers in one weekFrom Little League to the Major Leagues, baseball players everywhere dream of having the type of week that Jefferson High sophomore Jake Fields had last week.
May 10, 2008
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Jonathan
Zopf
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High schools
Better burn that yard waste by sundown WednesdayIf you've got a pile of yard debris you want to burn, you've got less than two days left to do it. After sundown Wednesday, open burning will be banned in Hall County until Oct. 1.
May 10, 2008
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Debbie
Gilbert
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Local
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