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Badge and Bar: Employees install trail cameras to catch thiefAfter a car break-in reported by Gainesville’s public utilities division, wireless security cameras were installed to catch the alleged perpetrator, police said.March 24, 2019 -
Two years in, more than $350,000 spent in legal fees for Hall County pension lawsuitBefore Senior Judge Martha Christian makes her judgments in the estimated $75 million Hall County pension lawsuit, more than $350,000 will have been spent by the two sides in legal fees.The class is made up of more than 100 current and retired Hall County employees.March 23, 2019 -
Fundraising goal raised to $3 million for Gateway’s new shelterAs the Gateway Domestic Violence Center teetered closer to its original fundraising goal of $2.5 million, the board members realized earlier this month that it wouldn’t be enough.Gateway’s executive director Jessica Butler said the center’s new goal would be raised to $3 million.March 23, 2019 -
What courthouse officials think of renovations, changes after annex openingWith roughly double the space, Stephanie Woodard and the Hall County Solicitor’s Office have a few minor conveniences some offices may take for granted.March 22, 2019 -
911 calls paint different picture of gun incidentDespite reports by law enforcement that he fired into the ground, three different people speaking with 911 dispatchers said a Murrayville man shot at the car of a woman who had followed him to his home, according to a recording obtained by The Times through an open records request.March 22, 2019 -
Missing man’s body found close to his residenceThe body of a man reported missing from his Buford residence was found less than a mile away from the dwelling three days later on Thursday, March 21.March 22, 2019 -
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Hall sergeants in June 2017 shootingA U.S. District Court Judge ruled Hall County Sheriff’s Office deputies acted accordingly in a shooting following a June 2017 home invasion, according to court documents.March 22, 2019 -
Attorney: Cruelty charges against boy's adopted father are falseA Gainesville man is accused of beating his 5-year-old adopted son, but the man’s attorney said the allegations will be proven false.March 22, 2019 -
$34,000 in drugs seized in investigation after multi-county chaseA Tuesday chase in Lumpkin County that ended in Hall County led to a drug investigation involving nearly $35,000 in meth, marijuana and prescription drugs, according to authorities.March 21, 2019 -
DA won’t bring murder charge in case of man found dead in woodsTwo weeks after a hearing for a suspect in the case, District Attorney Lee Darragh said he was not pursuing a murder charge in the August 2016 death of Ricky Lee Sealey.March 21, 2019