Local/State News

A search warrant executed this week led to the arrest of an Eastanollee man investigators say sold drugs that resulted in the death of a Clarkesville woman May 19 and the overdoses of three other people.

One thing all three candidates for the chairmanship of the Hall County Commission agree on is that COVID-19 concerns have limited their ability to meet people and get their message out.

Gov. Brian Kemp said Thursday he was extending the state's public health emergency for another month, though July 12, but he also said he would relax some social distancing requirements.

Fashion Ten, an overstock clothing and accessories store geared towards women and girls, announced Thursday that the Gainesville location will not reopen after closing due to COVID-19.

A Tennessee man has been arrested in Lumpkin County after law enforcement found methamphetamine, cash and a weapon in his vehicle Wednesday.

Gainesville City Manager Bryan Lackey presented the city council his proposed budget for the 2021 fiscal year Thursday morning, a $28.8-million budget that included a full rollback on the FY2020 millage rate.

Brenau University, based in Gainesville, announced this week it will close its physical campus in Augusta, Georgia at the end of the year.

Inclement weather has forced the cancellation of the Banks County public safety reverse parade set for 6-8 p.m. today, May 28, in Homer.

Two suspects have been charged in an aggravated assault that happened earlier this month at a location in White County.

A year ago, the unemployment rate in the Gainesville metropolitan area was 2.6%, but when the coronavirus pandemic hit, businesses closed and jobs disappeared.