Ballerina for a day

Aspiring ballerinas ages 3 to 9 enjoyed a day of dance Saturday at the Snow White Mini-camp and Tea Party held by the Gainesville Ballet Co.

Three Hall County schools get International Baccalaureate authorization

GAINESVILLE - Johnson, North Hall and West Hall high schools have been authorized to start up the highly challenging International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.

Flowery Branch officials get a new view

The Flowery Branch planning and zoning department moved into new digs Friday.

New face leads Keep Hall Beautiful

Keep Hall Beautiful has a new director, a new office and a fresh start.

Hall County changes school shuffling plans

The Hall County school system no longer is looking at shuffling attendance lines to give a group of families the option of sending their child to the planned World Languages Academy.

Last of Dahlonega miners is gone

For Robert Jenkins, they were all golden years.

Students tie for third in reading contest

A group of students from Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy's Reading Bowl team tied for third place Saturday in the Sixth Annual Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl.

House OKs naming Cleveland post office in honor of Harkins

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to name the Cleveland post office in honor of Sgt. Jason Robert Harkins, who was killed in Iraq.

Wiegand’s legacy honored

As tribute after tribute was offered Thursday night, Nell Wiegand alternated between bursts of laughter and dabbing tears.

Georgia chamber head urges cooperation with water management plan

The president of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce praised the statewide water management plan Thursday, saying it will help Georgia in any negotiations with neighboring states.

Billy Graham’s daughter helps Gainesville Care Center raise money

Supporters of the Gainesville Care Center's ministry are sharing in a common burden and task, author and speaker Gigi Graham told a gathering of about 1,000 Thursday at the Georgia Mountains Center.

Longtime Gainesville police chief Hoyt Henry dead at age 86

Hoyt Herschel Henry, who served as chief of the Gainesville Police Department from 1952 to 1971, died Friday following an extended illness. He was 86.

Hall divers recover gun believed used in murder of Gwinnett deputy, her daughters

A diver with the Hall County Sheriff's office Friday morning recovered the handgun believed to be used in a Thursday night triple shooting that claimed the life of a Gwinnett County deputy and her two daughters.

DA wants to review Clark’s letters to husband

Hall County District Attorney Lee Darragh confirmed Friday he is looking into whether letters Lisa Clark purportedly wrote to her teenage husband from prison were a violation of the terms of her sentence.

Chamber wants Gainesville money for greener I-985 gateways

On more than one occasion, Gainesville City Council members have indicated their intentions to clean up "gateways" into the city.

Class Notes: Hall to host budget seminar

The Hall County School District is hosting a "School Budgeting Basics" seminar Monday.

Postponed development ready to move forward

Plans to build a "town within a town" on about 1,000 acres in Gainesville are heating up again.

Ga. Mountains YMCA leader leaving for NC job

The president and CEO of the Georgia Mountains YMCA is resigning to take a job as executive director of the Siskey YMCA in Matthews, N.C., a suburb of Charlotte.

Motorcyclist killed in overnight crash in Forsyth

Gainesville woman seeks donor match for cancer cure

A Wednesday donor drive could be just the ticket for a young Gainesville woman as she searches for a stem cell donor match - a cure for her cancer.

Teen dies in car surfing accident

A Dawson County teen and star athlete died Monday night after she fell from the hood of a moving vehicle.

Actor Tom Hanks supports Camp Toccoa restoration

Actor Tom Hanks has donated $25,000 to Camp Toccoa at Currahee Inc. for its ambitious restoration of the World War II paratrooper training camp.

Oakwood dips into sewer fund for culvert fixes

Oakwood City Council voted Monday night to pull $490,333 from its sewer fund to pay for emergency repairs related to May 19 floods.

Rain still in forecast, but not as likely

If one drop of rain doesn't fall on Hall County until mid-August, the area would still have a surplus of rain for 2013.

The Local Agenda: Gainesville calls council meeting for Thursday

Gainesville City Council is expected to hold an unscheduled meeting Thursday morning before its regular work session to vote again on amending its code to reduce the advertising requirements for annexations started by a local government.

Medical examiner identifies wreck victim

The victim of a fatal single-vehicle accident early Sunday on Cleveland Highway has been identified as a Gainesville man.

Hall County commissioners to consider closing rail crossing

Hall County commissioners will consider closing a railroad crossing on Tumbling Circle and abandoning the right of way at their Thursday evening meeting.

Theft charges likely for man accused of starting fake newspaper

The Oakwood Police Department is working on a case against a Gainesville man involving a newspaper the department believes he fraudulently created called the Gainesville Observer.

Charges filed in new Lula marijuana case

A second Lula man in less than two weeks has been arrested on charges of manufacturing marijuana.

Nicer weather coming on Tuesday

Two inches of rain has fallen so far today at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport in Gainesville, and more may be on the way, according to the National Weather Service.