Local/State News

A 23-lot subdivision proposed for Mt. Vernon Road in the north end of Hall County received the go-ahead from the Hall County Commission Thursday night, but not before neighbors in the area issued emotional pleas for commissioners to deny the project.

After just three years on the job, Scott Freeman has been fired as police chief for Athens-Clarke County.

A single lane closure will go in to effect Friday morning on State Route 53.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the man shot and killed by Forsyth County Sheriff's deputies as Garrett Finley Mitchell, 31, of Cumming.

A former resident of Gainesville, who has lived on the North Carolina coast for the past eight years, plans to ride out Hurricane Florence in Morehead City, a few miles inland from his home in Atlantic Beach.

State corrections officials say they're investigating the apparent suicide of a convicted murderer from Hall County at the state prison in Reidsville.

Construction crews Friday are scheduled to begin pouring the third of six caissons, or support columns, for the new Two-Mile Creek Bridge on Browns Bridge Road.

The Forsyth County EMA Deputy Director Chris Grimes said having enough supplies for 3-5 days is a good place to start.

The History Center paid tribute to Hall County's 200th birthday on Thursday.

The Gainesville City Council will consider an ordinance at their voting session on Tuesday that amends the current alcoholic beverage code to allow for distilleries, to reflect requests received from local business owners and patrons, and to better synchronize the existing city regulations with each other and state regulations.