Tea party targets Southern Co. power monopoly

ATLANTA - The Southern Co. makes billion-dollar decisions that affect millions of people in Georgia, yet it has attracted little political scrutiny - until now.

Boating accident victim identified

The woman who died Saturday in a Lake Lanier boating accident was identified Sunday by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources as Becky Wallace, 55, of Suwanee.

Eyes on the Road: Paving planned for road that leads to Don Carter State Park

Hall County is gearing up to improve North Browning Bridge Road, which leads to the state's new Don Carter State Park off Lake Lanier.

Storms, showers may return today

A strong storm is expected to move over the Hall County region Sunday and Monday, bringing the possibility of rain, hail and isolated flooding.

Savannah harbor deal hinges on oxygen machines

A settlement that ends court challenges to deepening the Port of Savannah's busy shipping channel could still fall apart if a federal agency doesn't prove machines are capable of artificially boosting oxygen in the water to help fish breathe.

Area Boy Scouts weigh decision on gay youths

To some, it's a positive, forward-moving development. To others, it flouts a more than 100-year tradition. Either way, it was history being made when Boy Scouts of America national council members decided to allow openly gay youth to join their local troops. The decision was handed down May 23, when more than 60 percent of the 1,400-member national council voted for the change. The organization still does not allow openly gay Scout leaders. The decision ...

Lake Lanier Association to address key issues at annual meeting

The Lake Lanier Association will address some heavy issues at its annual membership meeting Wednesday, including boating safety, troubled Flat Creek that runs through Gainesville and tri-state water management.

Walking tour places solar system in perspective

Some Gainesville residents took part Saturday morning in what has become a once-a-month expedition many may not know about: the Solar System Walking Tour.

Councilman going door-to-door to invite citizens to meetings

Gainesville City Councilman George Wangemann walks up to a house in the Cresswind at Lake Lanier subdivision as part of an ongoing three-year effort to show residents of Gainesville that he cares.

Hispanic businesses recharge corridor of Atlanta Highway

It's just after the lunchtime rush at Perla Medrano's ice cream shop, La Mejor De Michoacan, on Atlanta Highway in Gainesville.

Woman drowns in Lake Lanier boating incident

A woman drowned Saturday afternoon in Lake Lanier in what state Department of Natural Resources officials are calling a boating incident fatality.

Weather hampers hot air balloon race, but festival will go on

The annual Helen to the Atlantic hot-air balloon race began Thursday for long-distance endurance competitors, but not for local participants.

Facebook, Twitter become new public safety tool

Social media started out largely as a hangout for young people. But as it evolved to reach wider audiences across generations, law enforcement agencies have latched on as well.

Cancer survivors and their supporters walk Road Atlanta to raise funds for a cure

Twelve years. Four months. Thirty-three years. The numbers were shouted out as cancer survivors walked around the track at Road Atlanta in a victory lap at Hall County's 21st annual Relay for Life. Superhero survivors, caregivers and fundraisers gathered together at the event Friday night, all with one enemy in mind: Cancer. The event is very moving, with participants taking time to both honor those lives lost to the disease, and to celebrate those who ...

3 thieves strike Forsyth County retailer

The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office is seeking information about a burglary at a large south Forsyth retailer in which three suspects made off with an estimated $18,000 in Apple electronics.

Woman not hurt after crashing van into lake

A Cleveland woman was uninjured when her van crashed Wednesday morning into Lake Lanier.

Dawson officials ask for flooding aid

Hall County housing market snapshot: Less construction, fewer foreclosures

Residential and "affordable" housing in Hall County is in short supply because of a decline in construction and strong competition for good deals, Gainesville real estate executive Frank Norton Jr. said.

Dawsonville distillery seeks lawmakers’ help

Driver killed in wreck with dump truck

A wreck killed one just after 9 Wednesday morning on Tanners Mill Road in southeast Hall County.

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.

Kitchen Inspections for April 12-17

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Hot weather health tips

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