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Preparing for adventure: Boy Scouts celebrate 100 years American as apple pie and baseball? Well, almost. 
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A man and his guitar travel to Africa "Wherever He leads I'll go, I'll follow my Christ who loves me so." That's the old hymn I used to sing not even considering that one day God would call me to go to Africa. But just 10 months ago that is exactly what happened. When my good friend Doug Hanson returned from Uganda, he immediately came to me with the idea of returning with him.
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Haiti: 'I felt God's hand was around me' FLOWERY BRANCH — The group had just finished building the new church, putting away tools and gathering with villagers in the building for a prayer of dedication.
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Remodeling history: Flowery Branch restoring downtown buildings FLOWERY BRANCH - Flowery Branch is taking steps to revive at least one part of downtown by fixing up a pair of century-old Main Street buildings. At one time a tenant in one of the buildings, the city has spent more than $11,000 remodeling them the past few months, after buying them two years ago.
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Mr. Speaker: Ralston vows to seek solutions Days before the state legislative session is set to convene, the office of the state House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee — the committee for which David Ralston is vice chairman — is teeming with state troopers, lawyers and legislators.
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2009 in review: Oh, what a year it was 2009 was quite a year. Our lake returned to its full glory. One local politician dropped out of the governor's race, but another jumped in. The Gainesville High football team played for a state championship. New schools opened. And, oh, the vice president came to the region. On this first weekend of the new year, join The Times for a look back at a few of the big stories of the previous year.
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Glades Farm: A diamond in the rough This is part of an occasional series called "Preservation and Progress" dedicated to the historic side of Hall County.
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A legacy of learning: Beulah Rucker This is part of an occasional series called "Preservation and Progress" dedicated to the historic side of Hall County.
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