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- Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
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County to take look at zoning rules, compensation policies
GAINESVILLE - To continue the rehabilitation of the Black and Cooley Drive area, Hall County may have to bend some of its zoning rules.
Autism settlement raises worry about vaccines; some parents opt to not give their kids shots
Last week, the federal government agreed to compensate the family of a 9-year-old autistic girl in Athens, reviving fears among some parents that childhood vaccines may trigger autism.
Murder charge follows Cleveland stabbing
A 20-year-old Cleveland man has been charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of a 31-year-old Sautee man. Cleveland Police arrested Luke Haroldson McClure Sunday afternoon following the death of Jonathan Wendt on Saturday night.
Prescription for healthy forests includes a good dose of fire
Forestry officials supervised a 30-acre controlled fire on Ga. 365 Tuesday - one day after a forestry official asked the Hall County Commission to consider passing a resolution supporting and encouraging prescribed fires in the area.
Money tight, but center still helps people with disabilities
Even with the limited funding that is available, Gainesville's Disability Resource Center does what it can to empower people in the community with disabilities.
New elementary principals named in Hall
Three Hall County elementary schools will have new leaders for the 2008-09 school year.
Flowery Branch's new Target boasts one-stop shopping
While dozens of shoppers officially welcomed a new Target to Flowery Branch Sunday afternoon, one woman expressed her excitement to store manager Larry Shaw.
Lawyers want to change venue for death penalty trial
Lawyers for a 19-year-old Maryland man facing the possibility of the death penalty want his trial moved out of Hall County, saying news media coverage of his case has prejudiced potential jurors. In a motion for change of venue, attorneys for Allan Robert Dickie write, "The publicity in just the print media alone in this case has generated extreme and overwhelmingly negative reactions on the part of Hall County residents ...
Drought actually is helping boat ramp projects
Not every drought has a silver lining, but Phil Sutton has found one.
Gainesville projects delayed by lost water revenue
Over the past year, Lake Lanier has gotten shallower, and so have the pockets of Gainesville's Public Utilities department. As a result, some of the area's development plans will have to wait.
‘Smartville Garden’ will be conservation friendly
GAINESVILLE - Hard rains have taken their toll on the ground in front of Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy.
Ailing Iraqi girl returns home
Maj. Kevin Jarrard of Gainesville knew how the father of 2-year-old Amenah Al-Bayati felt Friday night when he embraced his daughter on a tarmac at Baghdad International Airport.
Drought isn't gone yet
Heavy rains in Northeast Georgia last week pushed Lake Lanier's level above 1,054 feet for the first time since November. But weather officials say the improvement is only temporary.
National Guard company ends training activities with Easter meal
GAINESVILLE - After breaking their backs all weekend in the annual Comanche Challenge, the Gainesville-based Charlie Company of the Army National Guard broke bread. Members of the company shared an Easter meal together after many of them had gone head-to-head in the weekend's training activities, which tested their combat skills in water with a timed 50-meter swim relay, a six-mile rucksack march, a nine-line Medevac request test and a ...
Sky falling in Lula? Ice crashes into shop
For a brief moment Thursday, it seemed as though the sky was falling in downtown Lula.
Articles by Section - Local
Gainesville awards bid for convention center study
Gainesville City Council approved awarding the bid for the convention center and hotel feasibility study to consulting firms Key Advisors Inc. and the Bleakly Advisory Group on Tuesday evening.
Local political group protests IRS focus
Area residents took to the sidewalk in front of the local Internal Revenue Service office, waving signs and encouraging people driving by to honk in protest of the agency and revelations that some conservative groups have been targeted by IRS agents.
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.
Locals offer support for Oklahoma tornado victims
Syfan Logistisc is taking donations to tornado victims in Oklahoma and is asking for help to fill a trailer.
Firefighters battling blaze at home off Lee Land Road
Firefighters are battling a blaze in the 2600 block of Commander Drive, where one person is being evaluated for possible smoke inhalation.
Graduation rates up in local schools
Many of Hall County's schools have exceeded the state graduation rate, which rose to 69.7 percent in 2012 from 67.4 percent in 2011.
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.
The Local Agenda: Germans to come to Hall to study immigration
A group from Germany will be visiting Hall County on Wednesday, looking to learn about American cultural life and political issues but particularly immigration.
Longstreet Clinic moves into expanded office in Oakwood
The 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.
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.
Despite road closures, kids get to school
Though severe weather Saturday night washed out roadways in Flowery Branch, most students in the area made it to school Monday morning.
Business owners slogging through flood damage
Outside 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.
Hall schools board discusses options to balance budget
The Hall County Board of Education grappled with "philosophical issues" as it discussed ways to continue to function with a tight budget next year.
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.
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