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- Thursday, June 20, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
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Hall under severe thunderstorm watch
Hall and other counties in Northeast Georgia are among counties which are included in a severe thunderstorm watch issued by the National Weather Service.
Opposition to drug-testing absent at hearing
No one came to the Central Office to oppose the Hall County School System's proposal to expand its drug testing program to include student drivers, but one parent said he wants to see the school system tackle steroids in athletics.
Officials: Forsyth man shoots self, aims at teen
A 21-year-old man is in critical condition after authorities say he shot himself in the head following a confrontation Tuesday morning with his ex-girlfriend near a bus stop in southern Forsyth County.
Children's author shares his love of language with kids
An impish creature with a pickle nose, elf ears and a bicycle horn perched on top of its head stared back at its delighted young audience members Tuesday morning. Sweeping his colorful markers in simple strokes across an easel, children's author Mike Thaler brought to life the imaginations of a group of Fair Street Elementary School students. "Your ideas come from your imagination. Each one of you has an imagination ...
City council defeats fueling station for now
When a RaceTrac gas station on the Seasons on Lanier property seemed like nearly a done deal, Gainesville City Councilman George Wangemann came up with a strategy to defeat the controversial rezoning on its second reading. A tie vote at Tuesday's City Council meeting means plans for the fuel station are out of gas - for at least six months. If Easlan Capital of Atlanta wants to continue ...
Hall Development Authority OKs industrial park agreement
A plot of land that was once doomed to be a spray field will blossom into an industrial park within a few years if construction goes as smoothly as it has for others in the area.
7-year-old killed in Braselton ATV accident
A Braselton boy was killed Monday evening in an accident on Davenport Road.
Vote on Gainesville charter school application delayed until June
A decision on whether Gainesville City Schools will be one of the first in Georgia to be granted charter system status was deferred Tuesday until the state board of education's June meeting.
Amid questions, Army Corps gives answers
DAWSONVILLE - Why can't the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers do more to boost the water level in Lake Lanier?
Gainesville school system proposes 15 percent property tax rate increase
To begin the climb out of a deep financial hole, Gainesville school officials are recommending raising the property tax rate by 15 percent in fiscal year 2008-09, which begins July 1.
Meeting set to pick new DOT board member
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and House Speaker Glenn Richardson, R-Hiram, have set May 29 as the date for the caucus to elect a 9th District representative to the State Board of Transportation.
Inmate found dead in cell at Hall jail
A man who had been charged with neglecting his 79-year-old mother was found dead in his cell at the Hall County Jail, authorities said Monday.
Hall County and Gainesville map 170-acre industrial park
The Hall County Board of Commissioners discussed plans Monday for an industrial park on Calvary Church Road that advocates say will bring improvements to the area. The industrial park would be a joint venture between Gainesville and Hall County and would be developed by Gwinnett Industries Inc. on a 170-acre site adjacent to the new county jail and Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center. Gwinnett Industries Inc.'s parent company built ...
Courses prepare for worst scenario
The firefighters of Georgia were hard at work Sunday, training for dire circumstances when they may have to save themselves and others.
Perdues speak as a ‘team’
In a speech at a benefit for a camp focused on at-risk youth, Gov. Sonny Perdue opted to defer to one of the state's major advocates for children - his wife. The governor and first lady, Mary Perdue, jointly addressed a Sunday morning breakfast at First Baptist Church for Camp Hope, a summer camp sponsored by the Chattahoochee Baptist Association. Sharing a podium, the Perdues spoke from a ...
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Storms, showers in area may not be done
Look for a couple of wet days ahead heading into the weekend.
4 plead guilty, fined in N. Hall animal hoarding case
Four people pleaded guilty Wednesday in an animal hoarding case stemming from May that led to the impoundment of 69 animals.
Woman, son dead in Jefferson; father in custody
JEFFERSON - A mother and her 13-year-old son are dead and her 47-year-old husband, the child's father, is in jail on murder charges.
Residents get peek at potential passenger rail service between Atlanta and Charlotte
SUWANEE - Miles Williams is eager to find out whether Suwanee, the North Gwinnett city where generations of his family have lived, will once again be a bustling stop for passenger rail.
Probable cause hearing set for slaying suspect
A probable cause hearing is set for later this month after a Gainesville man made his first appearance Tuesday in Hall County Magistrate Court on murder charges.
Motion denied, trial date set in 2012 boating deaths
A Hall County Superior Court judge Tuesday denied a motion to dismiss the case against Paul Bennett, who is charged with eight counts of homicide by vessel in a Lake Lanier accident that killed two Buford boys.
Gainesville City Council faces more opposition to at-large voting at meeting
Gainesville has an ugly history of discrimination and the city's at-large voting system is violating the federal Voting Rights Act, a speaker said at Tuesday's City Council meeting.
Hall County's tax digest drops
Hall County's 2013 final tax digest is down 1.51 percent from last year, according to final numbers from the Tax Commissioner's office, making the county's 2014 proposed budget short by $560,000.
Hot weather health tips
Here are some tips to help you deal with the summer heat wave.
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