Family responsible for Lanier cove cleanup

Forsyth woman dies of injuries from pedestrian accident

DNR identifies driver, victims in weekend boat crash

A teen involved in a boating accident last week that left two people injured was identified Friday as Mitchell Durbin, 18, of Flowery Branch.

Relay for Life to feature local survivor ‘superheroes’

Hall County superheroes will gather at Road Atlanta today for the county's annual Relay for Life event, sponsored by the American Cancer Society.

Detention center warden sings Georgia fight song for good cause

Decked out in University of Georgia garb, Charlie Peterson suffered a moment of weakness at the tail end of his brief stint as a UGA fan.

Effort seeks to halt public money for Atlanta Falcons' new stadium

The debate over whether public financing should be used to help fund a new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons was revived Thursday with a state watchdog group announcing an effort to place a ballot measure before city voters calling for a stop to public funds being used.

Helen balloon festival tethered by weather

In the hour before sunrise Thursday morning, a group of eclectic hot air balloonists and their crews laughed and chatted about the weather while they sat inside the Helendorf River Inn in Helen.

Thieves hit Junior League’s thrift sale storage unit

Junior League members found an unsettling surprise Wednesday when they discovered the storage unit for their annual thrift sale had been ransacked.

Gainesville to consider creating joint opportunity zone

Gainesville City Council members are expected to consider creating a joint opportunity zone with Hall County at their Tuesday meeting.

Residents frustrated with mess in Lanier cove

Health system to repurpose old Sam's Club into offices

The former Sam's Club in Oakwood now will become a corporate support service center for the Northeast Georgia Health System.

Johnson baseball coach resigns after indecency charge

Johnson High School's former head baseball coach, who turned himself in on a public indecency charge Wednesday, will not be returning to work for Hall County schools.

Mosquitoes put the bite on Northeast Georgia

"There's a lot of them." That's one statement many people can agree with as the weather warms up and the mosquitoes come out. And coming from Jerry DeRamus, mosquito control supervisor with the Georgia Mosquito Control Association, it's an accurate statement. "We have 64 different varieties of mosquito in the state of Georgia," he said, with the Aedes albopictus, also known as the Asian Tiger, being the most prevalent. Because of recent, heavy rain in ...

Gainesville considers changing law to make annexation easier

Gainesville City Council is expected to consider changing its code and readvertising its plan to annex 115 "island properties" in Hall County at its meeting next week.

Gainesville woman found dead in car trunk in Minnesota

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. - A woman's body, found May 20 in the trunk of a car in Minnesota, was identified Wednesday as a Gainesville woman.

Lake level holds up Hall County culvert project

A full Lake Lanier has put the brakes on a major culvert repair project in West Hall.

Most drownings can be silent and difficult to notice

Like the undisturbed surface of Lake Lanier, sometimes drowning can be calm and quiet.

Gainesville OKs reducing required notifications of annexation

Gainesville City Council unanimously approved amending land development code at a called council meeting Thursday morning.

Hall County formally presents 2014 budget

Hall County formally presented its proposed budget at Thursday's board of commissioners meeting.

Local student wins scholarship to study abroad

In the heat of the summer, 17-year-old Kelsey Kirkpatrick hangs out in the living room with her cat, Rosie.

17-year-old arrested after Wednesday crash in Forsyth County

Strong storms fell trees, knock out power in North Ga.

A strong line of thunderstorms that moved through Northeast Georgia on Thursday evening left about 8,000 homes without power.

Teen injured after being hit by vehicle while jogging

A teenager who jogged into the path of an automobile Thursday morning in Clermont was treated at Northeast Georgia Medical Center and released, authorities said.

Gainesville forms nonprofit to promote city

Gainesville City Council members heard a presentation on the Hotel Motel Tax Fund and information on forming a nonprofit corporation at their Thursday work session.

Rain threat moves Arts Council concert indoors

Tonight's planned concert at the Smithgall Arts Center has been moved inside due to a forecast of rain, and the "Top Gun" movie screening has been canceled.

Schools look to renovate, build as local population grows

Local school systems were no different than many businesses during the economic sluggishness over the recession.

Hundreds swabbed at Be The Match donor drive

More than 400 people swabbed their cheeks Wednesday at East Hall High School during the Be The Match donor drive for Kelsey Bishop, 23, who has acute myeloid leukemia.

Car crashes after going airborne in Forsyth County

Deputies are looking for at least two people who were believed to be in a Saturn Aura that crashed on Sanders Road sometime after 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

Area Southern Baptists agree with church's denouncement of new Scouts policy

Delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention approved a resolution Wednesday opposing a new Boy Scouts of America policy to allow gay youths to join the troops.

Elderly beating the heat with fans

With temperatures climbing to the low 90s Wednesday and a heat index reaching the mid-90s, it appears it is officially that time of year again in Northeast Georgia, when sweltering heat and high humidity are the norm. Until recently, soaring temperatures have been kept at bay thanks to the area's surplus of steady rain and overcast skies.