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Bank Bus rolling into Gainesville

The Gainesville Housing Authority hopes its Bank Bus event on Thursday will help residents with their budgets, financial literacy and computer use.

April 29, 2013 | Greg Breazeale | Local


Hall County Sheriff’s office administering GED tests at jail

Increased integration of technology at the Hall County Jail is continuing to make processes more streamlined for inmates and officials.

April 29, 2013 | Emma Witman | Local


Rains wash across state, tornado reported in Covington

Rainfall of more than 2 inches was recorded Sunday at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport in Gainesville, according to the National Weather Service in Peachtree City.

April 29, 2013 | From staff reports | Local


Grading taking place at ProCare Park

Grading is underway, as expected, for the mid-rise building at ProCare Park, a 23-acre site on Candler Road at Interstate 985.

April 29, 2013 | Jeff Gill | Local


Technology gives special-needs kids a voice

Four-year-old Edwin Molina smiles sweetly at his teacher as he presses a button on his iPad telling her he'd like to play with toy cars.

April 28, 2013 | Savannah King | Local


Neighborhood pushes for revitalization

Morningside Heights resident the Rev. Eddie Walker said it's hard to get government help when it's for the other side of the railroad tracks.

April 28, 2013 | Sarah Mueller | Local


Newsmakers in Business, April 28

4 from Gainesville join board of UNG's school of business The University of North Georgia's Mike Cottrell College of Business announced new officers and members of its Business Advisory Council on April 23. The new members, representing a wide range of business expertise and experience, are Ron Bracewell, Counte Cooley, Michael Higley, Mary Norman, Bob Willis, and Joe Wood Jr. Willis, Cooley, Bracewell and Wood all are from Gainesville. The council functions in an advisory ...

April 28, 2013 | From staff reports | Local


Legal minds welcome Georgia's justice reform

When Gov. Nathan Deal signed a criminal reform justice bill Thursday, he described it as "part two" of sweeping criminal justice reform efforts in the state since 2011.

April 28, 2013 | Emma Witman | Local


Georgia Senate seat among GOP’s top nationwide targets

Republicans are struggling to recruit strong U.S. Senate candidates in states where the party has the best chances to reclaim the majority in Washington.

April 28, 2013 | By Thomas Beaumont Associated Press | Local


Civil War figures portrayed at Longstreet Society’s bivouac

Bearded, uniformed and sharp on details of the general's life, Charlie Weik bore an uncanny resemblance to James Longstreet, the civil war general eponymous with Gainesville history.

April 28, 2013 | Emma Witman | Local


Gainesville Spring Chicken Festival adds art show to parade, entertainment and buckets of birds

If you smelled barbecue, cajun or other flavors coming from the Gainesville Square as you passed by Saturday, and you didn't stop by to see why, then you missed the ninth annual Spring Chicken Festival.

April 28, 2013 | Charles Phelps | Local


Ga. 60 widening’s end points now set

Yellow Creek Road, between Murrayville and the Lumpkin County line, is now the official northern end point of the planned Ga. 60/Thompson Bridge Road widening in North Hall.

April 28, 2013 | Jeff Gill | Local


Healing hero dog to be honored at Sunday event

A woman awoke to barks the morning of Dec. 30 after strong winds knocked over a heat lamp in a shed approximately 20 feet from her house.

April 27, 2013 | Emma Witman | Local


Festival, parade to close downtown Gainesville roads

The annual Spring Chicken Festival and parade will close some roads downtown Saturday morning.

April 27, 2013 | From staff reports | Local


Caseworkers testify at Aguilar rape trial

Caseworkers from the Department of Family and Child Services testified in the trial of a Gainesville man accused of rape Friday.

April 27, 2013 | Emma Witman | Local


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Last school day a chance for partying, fun in Gainesville

With tears in her eyes, second-grade teacher Maria McConnell says goodbye to her class.

May 18, 2013 | Savannah King | Local


Judge to decide best tax distribution between cities and county based on filings

Hall County and Gainesville, on behalf of all the county's municipalities, each submitted their offers on the distribution of local option sales tax revenue Friday morning to visiting Superior Court Judge Frank Mills.

May 18, 2013 | Sarah Mueller | Local


Federal courthouse ceremony welcomes 52 new Americans

Fifty-two foreign nationals from more than 25 countries walked into the federal court in Gainesville at 11 a.m. Friday and walked out as citizens of the United States at noon.

May 18, 2013 | Emma Witman | Local


BBQ cooks fire up for Laurel Park competition

Crowds came by both car and by boat Friday to the kickoff for the second annual Hawgin' on Lanier barbecue competition at Laurel Park.

May 18, 2013 | Meredith Pruitt | Local


Rove to speak at Republican convention in Athens

As the state GOP convention officially came to order Friday, a small group of tea party and other activists stood outside to announce a large-scale voter outreach effort this year in part because they feel they can't depend on national Republicans to win elections.

May 17, 2013 | Sarah Mueller | Local


Fire damages commercial building off Jesse Jewell

Firefighters were called to a blaze this afternoon at a building off Jesse Jewell Parkway in the 1000 block of Airport Drive.

May 17, 2013 | From staff reports | Local


2013-14 tax rate likely to remain the same in Flowery Branch

Flowery Branch is moving toward a fiscal 2013-14 budget with the tax rate remaining the same, but with local option sales taxes remaining an unknown factor because of an ongoing dispute between Hall County and the cities.

May 17, 2013 | Jeff Gill | Local


Honorary graduates exemplify school’s values

The 2013 graduating class of Gainesville High School has many accomplished students who are destined to do something meaningful with their lives.

May 17, 2013 | Savannah King | Local


Gainesville High School to stream graduation ceremony live

Gainesville High School's broadcast journalism class will be streaming live coverage of the school's graduation ceremony tonight.

May 17, 2013 | From staff reports | Local


What would you do with $562 million dollars?

The Powerball jackpot is at an estimated $562 million, the second highest in the game's history. Like with all big jackpots, that means many people are thinking about what they could do with that huge chunk of change, which can be doled out over 29 years or paid in a cash option of about $352.1 million. So, let's hear it. What would you do with the money?

May 17, 2013 | From staff reports | Local


Unity Tour helps raise funds for fallen officers during National Police Week

In conjunction with National Police Week and the honoring of fallen officers, the Gainesville Police Department is lit up blue at night.

May 17, 2013 | Emma Witman | Local


Hall County presents proposed 2014 budget

Hall County held a public budget open house Thursday evening, and one resident came.

May 16, 2013 | Sarah Mueller | Local


Gainesville to move forward on creating land bank

The city of Gainesville is moving forward to create a land bank, and the next step is talking to Hall County.

May 16, 2013 | Sarah Mueller | Local


Dawson County tax appraiser resigns after drug arrest

Dawson County's chief tax appraiser has resigned following his arrest last week on misdemeanor drug charges.

May 16, 2013 | | Local


Dawson County man charged Monday with attempted arson

A Dawsonville man was arrested Monday morning after he reportedly attempted to set fire to his home on Duck Thurmond Road last week.

May 16, 2013 | Times regional staff | Local


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