Local/State News

One of the longest, continuously serving public officials in Hall County, Gillsville Mayor Larry Poole, plans to leave office at the end of the year but is set to fill a seat on the city council.

Forsyth County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Grady Sanford has been elected to the Executive Board of the FBI National Academy Associates as the Section III Representative.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance in metro Gainesville were down 44.8 percent in July, compared to a year ago.

The Gainesville High School 125th Anniversary Celebration event held this past February was recently selected for the state's 2017 Local History Advocacy Award.

Forsyth County Senior Services will host an open house and ice cream social August 29 for residents to tour newly renovated Sexton Hall Enrichment Center.

The Lewis F. Rogers Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis at the University of North Georgia has been selected as a Center of Academic Excellence in Geospatial Sciences , the only institution in the state with that designation and one of only 25 in the nation.

State Department of Transportation officials awarded three contracts last month for projects in our area, totalling over $4.8 million.

Some teams opened their seasons with a bang, while still more learned more about themselves in "Week 1" of the high school football season on Friday night.

Heather Cole has been named Director of Education at Center Point, a Gainesville non-profit agency providing support and treatment services for youth and families.

Kathryn Holcomb is serving as the new director of the Habersham County Senior Center, County Manager Phil Sutton announced Friday.