While Gainesville's water use was expected to rise in March, the city's public utilities department reported that it actually decreased.
Three people who had a package containing 12 pounds of marijuana mailed from Texas to a Gainesville apartment were arrested Friday, authorities said.
A Gainesville man drove his car erratically near the median wall on the left side of an HOV lane on Interstate 85 before veering out of control and triggering a wreck that killed four people Monday, police say in a report released Friday.
CHICOPEE - One day after the Georgia Lottery's Millionaire Mania tickets went on sale, Timothy Martin scratched it rich in a Chicopee grocery store.
Cleaning crews at a Gainesville apartment complex arrived just in time to keep a fire from becoming serious Friday afternoon. Shortly after lunchtime, the Gainesville Fire Department received reports of smoke coming out of a vacant apartment on the corner of Armour Street and Johnson Drive, said Gainesville Fire Chief Jon Canada. Firefighters were able to extinguish a small fire in the apartment in minutes, ...
A Forsyth County man was arrested on a murder charge Friday night after allegedly shooting his father to death in a domestic quarrel, authorities said.
The state in which Girl Scouting was born is joining the country in a realignment that is geared toward reaching more girls.
Stephen Boone Roberts may have fallen asleep around 1 a.m. when his Jeep left Ga. 400 and overturned, killing the 32-year-old Dahlonega man, authorities said.
The bicycle race coming to downtown Gainesville on Sunday is expected to cause minimal traffic disruptions, police said.
The Humane Society of Hall County has received a $15,000 grant that will help dogs stay healthy while they're awaiting adoption.
Two people were arrested in a prostitution case and another two people were charged with soliciting undercover officers in separate investigations Wednesday, authorities said Friday. Isaace Rahmir Hasty, 33, of Wesley Chapel Fla., faces charges of pimping, and Tobi Jolene Tinsley, 25, of Brandon, Fla., is charged with prostitution in connection with their arrests at an undisclosed location on Friendship Road. Authorities with the Hall ...
Hall County school officials began working Friday to restore this spring's Special Olympic games for schools in Northeast Georgia.
Relief could be on the way for Georgia schools that narrowly miss making "adequate yearly progress."
Fieldale Farms Corp. announced Friday it would reduce live chicken production by 5 percent, citing excess supply and the high cost of corn for feed. The announcement was made by Gus Arrendale, the company's executive vice president.
A spokesman for the Georgia Public Service Commission said Friday that Atmos Energy, which serves 10,000 customers in the Gainesville area, has filed for a $6.1 million rate increase. Bill Edge, a spokesman for the commission, said the application was filed in late March and would increase the average bill by $4.70 per month.
Evelyn Franklin, co-owner of gift shop Cozy Corner on Gainesville's downtown square, said Internet retailers that don't charge sales tax on online purchases hurt her business.
Here are some tips to help you deal with the summer heat wave.
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