Local/State News

A portion of an intersection and road in Jackson County will be closed for a few days next week due to construction.

A Brenau University student has organized a fundraising concert to assist a family whose father is battling esophageal cancer.

Citing improvements, the Georgia Department of Education Tuesday announced that 74 schools in the state, including four in northeast Georgia, have been removed from priority or focus schools lists.

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is continuing its probe of an officer-involved shooting by a Habersham County sheriff's deputy just inside that state early Friday.

Habersham Electric Membership Corp. CEO Jonathan Cantrell has resigned effective today, April 11.

Hall County School Board members got their first look at a draft budget for the upcoming fiscal year at a Monday evening work session, and school system finance officials are suggesting an increase in spending of $12.8 million.

There will be at least one Democrat on the ticket for the 2018 midterm elections for Georgia's 9th congressional district.

A vacant home in Gainesville suffered serious damage Monday night after a fire broke out near the city center.

A sole finalist has been named for the Gainesville City School System superintendent's post, a little over seven months after Dr. Wanda Creel announced she would step away from the job.

Though Lula hasn't received the official grant notification yet, City Manager Dennis Bergin says the city has been selected to receive a reimbursable recreation trail grant for the wellness section of Rafe Banks Park.