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Sweet split: Sugar Bowl divides twins between Hawaii, Georgia

You've seen those car tags that say "house divided."

January 11, 2008 | BY BEN HOLCOMBE | Local


EPA probes Talmo plant that suffered from fire, odor complaints

The federal government is investigating a shuttered waste recycling plant where a treatment pond caught fire three months ago.

January 11, 2008 | The Associated Press | Local


Health care industry’s future looks bright in Northeast Georgia

When Northeast Georgia Medical Center's North Patient Tower opens in early 2009, it will mark one of the most dramatic changes in the hospital's six-decade history.

January 11, 2008 | Debbie Gilbert | Local


2007 not driest after all

ATLANTA - It turns out 2007 will not go down as the driest year on record for the drought-stricken Atlanta area, thanks to Sunday showers that capped four consecutive days of rain.

January 11, 2008 | The Associated Press | Local


Year’s end brings deals on vehicles

Today, on the last day of the year, there is a Northeast Georgia car dealer ready to make you a great deal on a new car. Print and broadcast media has been filled in December with auto companies and local dealers offering end-of-the-year deals, including major price reductions and lower interest rates

January 11, 2008 | Harris Blackwood | Local


Sheriff’s sergeant killed in accident

A senior Hall County sheriff's investigator died Saturday night after colliding with a car while riding an all-terrain vehicle earlier in the afternoon. Hall County sheriff's Sgt. James Evans, 46, was traveling north on Hillcrest Lane near his home riding a late model Yamaha ATV Saturday when he collided head-on with a 2001 Honda Accord, said Georgia State Patrol Trooper Robert Land. Evans and passenger Christopher Peck, 20, ...

January 11, 2008 | From staff reports | Local


Top Story No. 8: New Hall County jail is completed and occupied

It took seven years to plan and $54 million to build and equip, but Hall County finally got its new jail in October of this year.

January 10, 2008 | From Staff Reports | Local


Top Story No. 3: Falcons falter

The year that was, for Atlanta's professional football team, can only be categorized by saying that the Falcons had a good run of bad luck.

January 10, 2008 | From Staff Reports | Local


Top Story No. 4: Hall County’s population boom

Do you feel like you may have a little less elbow room than last year? Does it seem like there is more traffic on the roads and people in the stores?

January 10, 2008 | | Local


Gainesville water rates: Use more, pay more

The impending increase in water costs in Gainesville and Hall County has some customers boiling mad.

January 10, 2008 | Ashley Fielding | Local


Top Story No. 2: Casey Cagle inaugurated

On Jan. 8, 2007, Lowell S. "Casey" Cagle, a seventh-generation Hall Countian, became the 11th lieutenant governor of Georgia.

January 10, 2008 | From Staff Reports | Local


Top story No. 9: Debate over Georgia Mountains Center

Gainesville's City Council has heard proposals and mulled over ideas, but they really aren't any closer today to deciding what direction to take with the Georgia Mountains Center than at the beginning of the year.

January 10, 2008 | From Staff Reports | Local


Fireworks caution: They may be merely sparklers, but beware

Hall County Fire Marshal Scott Cagle got an unpleasant surprise two years ago when he first saw the newly legalized sparklers for sale at an area big-box retailer.

January 10, 2008 | Stephen Gurr | Local


Top Story of 2007: The Drought

Georgia was already in a drought when 2007 began. But last winter and spring passed without the usual rains, and by mid-summer, the situation reached a tipping point, rapidly going from bad to worse to unimaginable. Also, this year, the 17-year tri-state water wars remained behind the scenes until the worst drought in the region's history exacerbated both the problems and the tempers of those involved.

January 10, 2008 | By Debbie Gilbert and Harris Blackwood news@gainesvilletimes.com | Local


Forsyth County woman dies in wreck

Gwinnett County authorities are investigating a two-vehicle wreck that killed a Cumming woman Thursday night.

January 10, 2008 | From staff reports | Local


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Savannah Schneider | West Hall High School

Savannah Schneider, a senior at West Hall High School, has already taken a class to start college life at Georgia Tech.

May 12, 2013 | Charles Phelps | Local


Marett Peets | Lakeview Academy

When Marett Peets first heard about Scotland's University of St. Andrews at a seventh-grade college fair, she thought it would be an interesting place to study but an unlikely place for her to land.

May 12, 2013 | Savannah King | Local


Aaron Mullican | North Hall High School

Most mornings Aaron Mullican is on the lake before sunrise and returns as the day is ending.

May 12, 2013 | Savannah King | Local


Ariana Cervantes | Johnson High School

After two years of taking college-level, International Baccalaureate courses in high school, Ariana Cervantes is looking forward to spending a little time outside of the classroom.

May 12, 2013 | Savannah King | Local


Alex Longoria | Gainesville High School

The idea of pursuing a degree in mathematics at a school like Columbia University in New York is a big step for anyone.

May 12, 2013 | Meredith Pruitt | Local


Cassidy Webber | Habersham Central High School

If there's a criminal case to be solved, Cassidy Webber hopes to be the brains behind it.

May 12, 2013 | Meredith Pruitt | Local


Michael Sims | Riverside Military Academy

For a senior at Riverside Military Academy who enjoys history, there is no better place than the U.S. Military Academy.

May 12, 2013 | Charles Phelps | Local


Alex Hall | Chestatee High School

At the beginning of his high school career, Alex Hall switched from a focus on sports to a focus on learning guitar. Ever since he picked it up, the music has taken him places he never imagined he would be at graduation time.

May 12, 2013 | Meredith Pruitt | Local


Li Cohen | White County High School

Li Cohen used to hate science.

May 12, 2013 | Shannon Casas | Local


Robert Bland | Flowery Branch High School

For 12 years, Robert Bland, a senior at Flowery Branch High School, has made a mission trip to Nicaragua.

May 12, 2013 | Charles Phelps | Local


Jeremiah Castleberry | North Georgia Christian School

Jeremiah Castleberry is planning to give every aspect of the engineering field a try.

May 12, 2013 | Meredith Pruitt | Local


Loucas Nicolaou-Griffin | East Hall High School

Loucas Nicolaou-Griffin said he's felt torn between two worlds for the last few years and is looking forward to going home after graduation.

May 12, 2013 | Savannah King | Local


Chicopee golf course upgrade in the works

Chicopee Woods Golf Course is about to spend $2.2 million in capital improvements even as the golf industry has seen declines in golfers and courses.

May 11, 2013 | Sarah Mueller | Local


Norton celebrates 85 years

Food, music and gifts rewarded guests Friday at The Norton Agency's 85th anniversary "family homecoming" at the Green Street realty and insurance business. The food came from an Mexican-themed food truck and pies from the soon-to-open downtown pastry shop, Buttermilk. Local musicians The Alan Nivens Band played for guests at the lunchtime celebration.

May 11, 2013 | | Local


Gainesville parole office not among those closing in state

Georgia is pioneering a new strategy to eliminate parole offices, an effort officials say allows the officers to spend more time working with people in the community and also saves money.

May 11, 2013 | Associated Press | Local


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