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Teens charged in 13 entering autos cases Two Flowery Branch teens have been charged with stealing items from 13 cars in a South Hall neighborhood, sheriff’s officials said. 
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Dawson County High principal resigns Dawson County High School's principal has resigned. The school board voted Monday night to accept Wayne Chelf's resignation. |
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Hall schools OK furlough days The Hall County Board of Education approved April 2 as a half furlough day at its work session Monday. |
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Commissioners to discuss ethics later this month The Hall County Board of Commissioners will hear a report on ethics at its last board meeting in February. |
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Head Start begins accepting applications March 1 The Hall County Head Start program will begin accepting applications for the 2010-11 school year on March 1. |
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Man arrested over January Barker Road burglary Hall County Sheriff’s Office investigators have arrested a Gainesville man they believe is responsible for a January burglary on Baker Road. Clyde Jess Reeves III, 33, has been charged with burglary and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Investigators also recovered from Reeves’ possession a tool box and assorted jewelry that was taken from the home during the burglary. Reeves ...
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Man arrested in burglary at church Hall County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man in connection to a burglary Sunday morning at Lakeview Hills Baptist Church on Dawsonville Highway.
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Gainesville Rotary Club honors Man, Woman of the Year After he was announced Monday as the Gainesville Rotary Club’s Man of the Year, dentist Ed Burnette scolded club members that they should have told him about the award beforehand.
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Oakwood moves ahead with neighborhood traffic program Speed bumps and stop signs may not be the cure to neighborhood traffic woes. |
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Dances bring fathers, daughters together For busy parents, carving out a few memory-making moments with their children can sometimes be difficult. |
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Icy roads possible tonight, Wednesday You may wake up to a wintry mix of rain, snow and sleet this morning, but the morning commute shouldn’t be a problem as temperatures are expected to remain well above freezing throughout Northeast Georgia. |
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Jefferson City Council addresses road condition JEFFERSON — While waiting to hear from the Georgia Department of Transportation, the City of Jefferson has closed a portion of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. |
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Visitors bureau casts for alcohol sales at fishing tournament Laurel Park’s first major fishing tournament is coming soon. The American Bass Anglers Bassmaster Weekend Series will be March 13, and local businesses hope the attraction will provide a boost for their stores. "We sell all the artificial bait and the live bait ... and so since we’re only three-tenths of a mile from the route, we hope it projects them toward us," said Amy Reems, owner of Happy Hooks Bait and ...
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Schools track energy use to save it — and money Everyone wants to be an energy star. So is the case at Gainesville city schools, where teachers and students vie each week for the coveted stickers that separate the energy-saving "stars" from those whose less than stellar conservation merits the single word, "Oops." The stickers are doled out by Assistant Superintendent David Shumake following weekly energy audits. In his dual role as energy manager for the school system, Shumake walks school halls ...
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Local Boy Scout troop celebrates centennial With a couple of anniversaries to celebrate, Boy Scouts served up dishes of peach cobbler cooked in kettles over a fire and showcased other skills Sunday at First Baptist Church on Green Street.
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New venue provides big possibilities for Hoschton market HOSCHTON — Fresh produce, local art and other handmade goods are among the items people can find inside the recently revamped Hoschton Farmers Market.
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France salutes Dawson County WWII vet A Dawson County man was among 10 World War II veterans from the Southeastern United States honored recently in Atlanta.
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More rain, cold headed in Hall’s direction A rainy winter, with more wetness on the way in Northeast Georgia, has been a good thing for Hall County firefighters. |
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A virtual view of community Want to take a virtual stroll down memory lane? Get nosy in a new neighborhood? Walk along a street 2,000 miles away without leaving your computer? |
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‘Who Dat?’ Area’s loyal Saints fans all fired up Today is a special day for Ken Hale, Brittany Goss, Charles Joseph and all the other long-suffering members of Who Dat Nation.
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Jefferson woman’s tragedy helps push antifreeze bill forward JEFFERSON — Becky Davis has spent the better part of the last year and a half working to enact legislation to prevent what happened to her dogs from happening to anyone else.
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Special Olympic athletes gather for fun, community support Bowling champions, basketball stars and many other athletes reunited Saturday at the Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center for Special Olympics Day in Gainesville and Hall County.
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Group home owner seeks rezoning The owner of a local home for men seeking treatment for drug and alcohol addictions is making what may be his third unsuccessful attempt to operate legally in the city. |
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Jefferson Teacher of the Year moves from training employees to teaching kids math JEFFERSON — Dave Cuddy spent years in the business world, but in 2002, he decided to abandon that life for one in the classroom.
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City seeks to loosen rules on Mundy Mill neighborhood The Mundy Mill mega-development may never be what it was cracked up to be.
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Reunion subdivision developer planning to settle with bank The developer facing foreclosure on three Reunion subdivision homes in South Hall said he plans to settle his multi-million dollar loan dispute before his property is auctioned off. |
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Local legislators suspicious of plan to appoint positions A proposal made by Gov. Sonny Perdue to appoint — rather than elect — four statewide constitutional officers has some "pretty high hurdles to overcome," said Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle on Friday. |
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Hoschton grapples with how to fund city services Hoschton has recently made what Mayor Erma Denney said were several tough decisions to reduce expenses. But instituting property taxes hasn’t been one of those choices. |
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Teachers, school employees step in where nurses leave off It started innocently, with a piece of candy. But things quickly changed for a student in Chuck West’s classroom. “He was eating a fireball (candy),” said West, an eighth-grade Georgia history teacher and wrestling coach at Chestatee Middle School. “All of the sudden he stood up and he was wheezing.” West knew something was wrong, and when he went over to check on the student it was clear he was choking. West is trained in ...
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Fifth-grade bookworm wins Jefferson schools spelling bee JEFFERSON — One by one, the competitors fell, until only Mary Harkness remained.
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Forsyth County lawmaker wants ignition interlock considered for first-time DUI offenders A Forsyth County lawmaker wants first-time convicted DUI offenders to blow into a device before they can start their cars.
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Juveniles arrested in Harmony Church Road burglaries Three juveniles were arrested this week in connection with three burglaries that occurred on Harmony Church Road last month, Hall County Sheriff's Officials said. |
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1 dead in Cleveland Highway accident A man was killed in a two-vehicle crash after his truck crossed the center line into oncoming traffic Thursday on Cleveland Highway. |
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Ramey three-peats in record-length spelling bee As spelling bees go, it was a duel for the ages. Heavily favored seventh-grader Parker Ramey won his third consecutive Hall County schools spelling bee Thursday, but not without a fierce challenge mounted by sixth-grade opponent Matthew Antoci. The two final spellers went head-to-head for a Hall County record 20 rounds and nearly 20 minutes before Antoci misspelled “cynicism” and Ramey correctly spelled “euphoric.” “Euphoric — and that’s how I feel right now,” Ramey said ...
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Moye makes a move to Macon Lanier Tech President Mike Moye will leave his post of eight years this month to become president of Central Georgia Technical College in Macon.
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North Hall anxiously awaits sewer service Hall County presented the preliminary plans for sewer in North Hall to an enthusiastic crowd of area property owners Thursday at the Georgia Mountains YMCA.
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Flood watch in effect for South Hall County Northeast Georgia can expect plenty of rain today after receiving a wintry dose of snow and sleet throughout Thursday. |
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Judge orders new trial in hospital injury case A judge has granted a new trial for a woman who won a personal injury suit against Northeast Georgia Medical Center but was awarded a fraction of the damages she was asking.
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State trooper furloughs burden courts State budget cuts have hit public safety hard. Georgia State Patrol troopers must take 12 furlough days in the calender year, one for each month.
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Council moves forward on annexation, rezoning plans Flowery Branch City Council gave its first OK Thursday night to measures that would pave the way for certain commercial and manufacturing uses on property off McEver and Gaines Ferry roads.
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Dawson County ex-clerk charged with stealing $82K DAWSONVILLE — Authorities say a longtime employee took nearly $82,000 over the last 10 months from the Dawson County Clerk of Court’s office. |
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Snow, sleet, ice making a comeback in North Georgia Icy precipitation has fallen over much of Northeast Georgia today and is forecast to continue tonight, according to the National Weather Service. |
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Frozen precipitation won't last long, forecasters say Yes, it might be sleeting in Gainesville now, but the National Weather Service promises the icy precipitation won’t last long and won’t cause any problems. |
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DOT to restart maintenance project on Ga. 365 in Hall County Work will resume Tuesday night on concrete repairs to Ga. 365 from Browns Bridge Road/Ga. 369 to Ga. 52 in North Hall. |
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Public Works to hold open house today on sewer service plans Hall County is hosting an open house today for people to learn about the county’s plan to offer sewer services in North Hall. |
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Peers say Ramsey believed in giving back to community To her peers, Dixie Chester Ramsey was a humanitarian who was larger than life. “There isn’t any segment of town that doesn’t have her influence and we’re all better off because of it. We should all emulate her — we have truly lost a giant,” said Jim Barco, Brenau University senior vice president for institutional development. “She came from a generation who believed in giving back. She had a real sense of stewardship. She took ...
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March of Dimes kicks off fundraising efforts What started out as a group of mothers going door-to-door collecting dimes to help fund polio research has grown into a national organization working toward the goal of all babies being born healthy.
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Practice makes perfect with safety measures They all knew the drill. Desk chairs were pushed in and single lines were formed. On Wednesday students across the state crouched against school walls with heads ducked low as part of Georgia’s annual severe weather drill. The drill is performed in the middle of Severe Weather Awareness Week, a statewide campaign to equip citizens with the safety tools they need to prepare in case of natural disasters. Kim Davis, assistant principal at Fair Street ...
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Flowery Branch may tap ex-Main Street manager Flowery Branch is considering hiring the former manager of Main Street Gainesville to determine what the future holds for the city’s downtown-focused Better Hometown Program. |
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Group recommends permanent ethics committee A three-member citizen advisory committee met Wednesday to help the Hall County Board of Commissioners fine-tune its code of ethics. |
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