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- Thursday, June 20, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
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Canada named Gainesville fire chief
Gainesville Fire Chief Jon Canada saw the word "interim" removed from his title Friday, as he was officially named chief of the 75-person, four-station department after a four-month trial run in the role.
Man arrested on charge of growing mushrooms
Evan Leon Lee, 24, of Dahlonega was arrested on four felony counts after authorities say they discovered hallucinogenic mushrooms and marijuana growing in his home at 171 Laurel Circle.
City repairs water main break
Residents in the Longstreet Hills subdivision might have had muddy water when they turned on their taps Friday afternoon.
East Hall JROTC cadet wins regional award
An East Hall High School Navy JROTC cadet has been selected as the Outstanding JROTC Cadet from the six JROTC units in Northeast Georgia.
City working on water main break
Residents in the Longstreet Hills subdivision may have muddy water when they turn on the taps this afternoon.
School officials applaud move to halt funding cuts
School leaders for the Gainesville and Hall County school systems praised a plan by Georgia House Republicans to bring a halt to school funding cuts, which have totaled $1.4 billion over six years.
You feeling lucky? Mega Millons jackpot at $270 million
By midnight, anyone who bought a ticket might be a mega millionaire.
East Hall JROTC cadet wins regional award
GAINESVILLE - An East Hall High School Navy JROTC cadet has been selected as the Outstanding JROTC Cadet from the six JROTC units in Northeast Georgia.
Ex-teacher caught in Tennessee
Jerry Norman Jones spray-painted his white car black and led Tennessee authorities on a car chase topping 100 mph, officials said, but ultimately couldn't elude the manhunt that had been on since he fled North Georgia with his young daughter a week ago.
Corps reviews flow requests
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday that it was reviewing a request from Georgia to reduce the flow of water from Buford Dam on Lake Lanier.
Fathers cut a rug with their little girls
Word of mouth has helped the Daddy Daughter Dance grow in popularity in the ninth year of the event.
Victim of home invasion says ‘justice was served’ with sentences
A victim of a harrowing home invasion robbery on Price Road last July said she was relieved that three defendants were sentenced to lengthy prison terms this week in Hall County Superior Court. "I had waited for that day," said the woman, who is not being named by The Times because she was the victim of a sexual battery. "I felt relieved that it was over and I didn't have ...
A real-life math lesson: City planner teaches students to solve population puzzle
Lisa Plowman's advanced seventh-grade math classes had been learning about proportions, drawing designs of neighborhoods with their prowess. But Matt Tate, Gainesville's principal planner, taught them a lesson on a much bigger scale.
Two women charged with prostitution
Two women were arrested on prostitution charges Tuesday night in Gainesville in a sting operation, according to Lt. Scott Ware with the Hall County Sheriff's department. Amanda Perry, 32, of Tulsa, Okla., brokered a deal for her and Michelle Laughrey, 45, of Norcross to have sex for $400 each, according to authorities. Both the women arrived at a predetermined location on Dorsey Street to find undercover agents waiting to arrest ...
Woman who had child with boy groom to be released from prison
DOUGLASVILLE - A woman who married a 15-year-old boy and later bore his child will be released from prison Friday after serving two years for helping her teenage husband flee from Georgia authorities, state officials said.
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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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