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Gainesville is considering new hotel rules. This is what’s changing and how it will be enforcedKeidra Chancellor has stayed with her five children at the HomeTowne Studios extended-stay hotel on Jesse Jewell Parkway since February. At one point, they had a choice: put down money on a home, knowing they would struggle every month and might end up losing it, or buy a vehicle for the family.December 8, 2019 -
Gainesville, Hall County stay in national opioid lawsuit, could see $340KLess than 2% of cities and counties opted out of the negotiating class concerning national opioid litigation involving drug manufacturers and distributors. Gainesville and Hall County were not one of them.December 7, 2019 -
Hall County firefighters tackle Price Road mobile home blazeHall County firefighters are putting out hotspots after a Price Road mobile home caught fire Friday evening.December 7, 2019 -
Authorities dismantle Jefferson meth lab making $335,000 of drugsThe Department of Homeland Security and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office investigators dismantled a methamphetamine lab in the process of making 25 kilograms of crystal meth, according to authorities.December 7, 2019 -
Green Street closed Sunday afternoon for Christmas on Green StreetGreen Street and some of its side streets will be closed to traffic from 2:30-8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, during the annual Christmas on Green Street event.December 6, 2019 -
This retired Hall deputy fire chief received a prestigious appointmentChad Black was asked for a resume months ago, not knowing the reason for the request.This week, he found out it would lead to his appointment to the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council.“It’s an honor. It’ll be some work, but I’ll serve alongside some really, really professional and excellent other fire professionals throughout the state of Georgia. I’ll be a part of another good team that just helps to continue the great training they do and this state does,” Black said.Black, of Gainesville, was appointed by Lt.December 6, 2019 -
Gas tanker overturns on I-985 northbound, snarling traffic for hoursA tanker truck hauling gasoline has overturned on I-985, spilling gas and closing the interstate.December 6, 2019 -
Former Gainesville officer given 12 months probation in reckless driving caseAdam Blake Davis, 31, of Cornelia, pleaded nolo contendere, or no contest, to the reckless driving charge, and the speeding charge merged for sentencing.December 5, 2019 -
Northbound lanes reopened after Gwinnett grass fires on I-985Gwinnett County firefighters have now reopened I-985 after working on three grass fires along the interstate, the largest being roughly two to three acres.December 4, 2019 -
Flowery Branch woman gets first offender sentencing in aggravated assault caseA Flowery Branch woman was given four years on work release in a shooting case, according to court documents.December 4, 2019