Local/State News

All streets surrounding the downtown square in Gainesville will be closed to vehicular traffic Saturday morning because of a demonstration planned at the Confederate monument in the center of the square.

A northeast Georgia woman is to be sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gainesville Wednesday, Aug. 22, following her conviction earlier this year on Medicare and Medicaid fraud charges.

A father-daughter duo from Forsyth County face multiple drug charges, including intent to distribute, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, Aug. 18 for former Winder Mayor Buddy Ouzts, who died this week at the age of 82.

While it remains in the early stages, Suwanee City Council is taking a look at a few options for expanding, or moving, its municipal court building.

Gov. Nathan Deal says that feature film and television productions in Georgia generated a total economic impact of $9.5 billion during FY 2018.

The city of Flowery Branch has voted to apply for a Georgia Department of Transportation grant that would help pay for a pedestrian trail network in the city's old town area.

A Gainesville man has been convicted in an April 2017 murder, and he has been sentenced to life in prison.

Emergency responders have scheduled an active shooter training event for Aug. 27 in Barrow County.