Local/State News

The Enotah Judicial Circuit has a new superior court judge and she is from White County.

Truett-McConnell University has welcomed the largest incoming freshman class since the university began offering four-year degrees.

The University of North Georgia will soon begin offering bachelor's degrees in East Asian studies and healthcare services and informatics administration.

A plan for a small retail development that includes a fitness center on Dawsonville Highway has received unanimous approval from the Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board.

Georgia hunters can begin pursuing both gray and fox squirrels starting Wednesday.

A man being served with an arrest warrant by Hall County authorities on Tuesday shot and killed himself.

A SWAT situation in a South Forsyth neighborhood ended around 4 p.m., although full details have not yet been released by authorities.

The Helen City Commission has decided to move forward with the city’s traditional Independence Day fireworks display.

Three people have been arrested in connection with a home invasion and robbery earlier this year in Lula, while a fourth suspect remains on the run, according to the Hall County Sheriff's Office (HCSO).

Members of the Policy Committee met in Flowery Branch for an update on how projects it has given the “go-ahead” to in the recent past are progressing.