Local/State News

The girlfriend of a Flowery Branch man arrested earlier in the week said in an email her boyfriend did not throw exercise equipment at deputies.

The featured speaker at this year's Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce HealthSmart Expo will be a man who is no stranger to the opioid epidemic and knows first-hand the devastating and sometimes fatal impact it can have on people.

The developers of Lancaster Subdivision on Spout Springs Road want to add 144 townhomes to the development, which consists of 187 single-family lots.

The North Georgia Community Foundation has selected programs and projects at 27 non-profit organizations to receive a Community Impact Grant this year.

With the approach of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, area businesses and non-profits are teaming up to raise money to help combat the disease.

Officials at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) in Gainesville said doctors have treated four confirmed cases of West Nile Virus at the hospital since July.

A new set of orthoimages are now awaiting approval before many counties can update their GIS maps.

A Flowery Branch man is facing charges after authorities said he attempted to throw a large piece of exercise equipment at officers during an attempted arrest.

A Gwinnett County attorney has taken her oath of office for the State Court bench, becoming the very first African American judge in county history.