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Gainesville council members want ability to prefer local contractors

GAINESVILLE- Gainesville City Council members want the ability to give preference to local contractors in construction bids. The preference would require a change to the city's ordinances that could occur as soon as April.

March 24, 2008 | Ashley Fielding | Local


Gainesville City Council members prefer local contractors

GAINESVILLE- Gainesville City Council members want the ability to give preference to local contractors in construction bids.

March 24, 2008 | Ashley Fielding | Local


What will tag tax cost Hall?

GAINESVILLE - A proposed car tag tax cut may be a gift for Georgia motorists, but it could put a strain on government officials trying to craft future budgets. Lee Lovett, deputy superintendent for the Hall County school system, said the bill could drain nearly $6.2 million from school funding, or the equivalent of benefits and salaries for 85 teachers, when it's fully realized after two years. <font ...

March 24, 2008 | Jeff Gill | Local


Gainesville woman charged with prostitution

A woman who arranged to meet an undercover officer for sex after corresponding with him over the Internet was charged with prostitution Thursday.

March 24, 2008 | From staff reports | Local


Weekend to focus on student success

The Grady Young Foundation plans to hold its Fifth Annual Memorial Weekend today through Sunday. The organization is named after Grady Young, a lifetime Hall County resident who served as layman president emeritus of the Northwestern Baptist Association of Georgia and served for 26 years as treasurer of the Congress of Christian Education. The weekend features a golf tournament at Chattahoochee Golf Course, the Annual ...

March 24, 2008 | From staff reports | Local


Lisa Clark, husband go on TV show

Convicted sex offender Lisa Clark and her 17-year-old husband appeared in a nationally televised interview Thursday morning to profess their love and desire to regain custody of their 2-year-old child.

March 24, 2008 | Stephen Gurr | Local


Waffle House victimized by 3 robbers, 1 with gun

A Waffle House clerk was robbed at gunpoint early Wednesday morning, Gainesville Police said.

March 23, 2008 | From staff reports | Local


3 injured in Spout Springs wreck

One person was airlifted with critical injuries after a two-car accident in South Hall this afternoon, officials said.

March 23, 2008 | Stephen Gurr | Local


Dental work may contain lead

First, it was the tainted pet food. Then the lead-contaminated toys. Now, the latest consumer scare from China involves something you may already have in your mouth.

March 23, 2008 | Debbie Gilbert | Local


Woman killed when Trailblazer hits power pole

A 57 year-old Forsyth County resident died Tuesday when her 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer left Ga. 369 and struck a power pole.

March 23, 2008 | | Local


Kid Rock gives Waffle House a good name

DULUTH - Trouble seems to follow Kid Rock, but on Tuesday the rocker took part in an effort of good will by making an appearance at Waffle House in Duluth.

March 23, 2008 | Ashley Bates | Local


Sheriff’s deputies kill two rabid animals

Hall County Sheriff's deputies shot and killed two rabid animals in Hall County last week.

March 23, 2008 | From staff reports | Local


Seasons on Lanier residents want high-end retail, not gas station

GAINESVILLE - An army of Seasons on Lake Lanier residents won their first battle against an Atlanta developer who has proposed building a gas station next to their upscale subdivision.

March 23, 2008 | Ashley Fielding | Local


Police search for 3 men in taxi robbery

Gainesville police are looking for three men, in connection with a Tuesday robbery in the area of Westhaven Drive.

March 23, 2008 | From staff reports | Local


Volunteers distribute surplus food

Shirley Harrison calls the distribution of surplus food "a blessing." Harrison was one of hundreds lining up at the U.S. Army Reserve Center on Shallowford Road for a box or bag containing a few basic staples for people who qualify.

March 23, 2008 | Harris Blackwood | Local


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61 trucks of concrete poured at hospital’s new Braselton location

Construction workers at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center's new Braselton campus were busy at work in the early hours of Friday.

May 04, 2013 | From staff reports | Local


Gainesville High salutes theater director Pam Ware for 2012 Woodruff award

The atrium of Gainesville High School was filled with educators, students, and local supporters of the arts Friday night as they gathered to honor Pam Ware as the 2012 Woodruff Salutes Theatre Educator Honoree.

May 04, 2013 | Meredith Pruitt | Local


Speaker encourages Brenau graduates to chase their dreams at commencement ceremony

Brenau University Women's College celebrated its 134th commencement exercise Friday afternoon. A total of 171 students received their diplomas. The featured speaker was Princeton University professor Anne-Marie Slaughter, formerly the top official for policy and planning in the U.S. Department of State and recently named president of the New America Foundation. Slaughter urged graduates to "follow your heart" in making career and family choices. "It is up to us to make it a woman's world, ...

May 04, 2013 | From staff reports | Local


Taxes done? Now it’s time to shred — carefully

You've filed your taxes and had time to catch your breath from that, but now you may be wondering what to do with those documents.

May 04, 2013 | Greg Breazeale | Local


Hot weather health tips

Here are some tips to help you deal with the summer heat wave.

June 30, 2012 | From staff reports | Local


Winter weather tips

Braving winter weather

January 02, 2012 | From staff reports | Local


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