Ken Stanford

A rabid raccoon was found in the Murrayville area recently after it came in contact with two calves on Old Whelchel Road.

As the final full week before Christmas begins, Gainesville Police have some theft prevention tips aimed at online shoppers who may plan to have deliveries made to their homes.

Single lane closures on I-85 in Jackson County will occur nightly this week as work continues on the widening of the road.

Volunteers gathered at the Legacy Link headquarters in Oakwood last week to wrap gifts for this year's Be a Santa to a Senior program.

Two funeral services are planned this week for the DeKalb County police officer who was killed in the line of duty last week - one in Dunwoody, the other in Flowery Branch.

A Gainesville woman, Phaedra Corso, has been named vice president for research at Kennesaw State University, effective Feb. 4.

The Barrow County Emergency Management Agency has expanded its management team.

Caroline Gottsman of Gainesville's Lakeview Academy is among the winners in this year's essay contest sponsored by the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District.

The superintendent of the state prison in Alto, Allen Dills, has been named warden of Lee State Prison in Leesburg.

Fifteen Gainesville High School sophomores and juniors have been selected to represent the Gainesville City School System in the 2018-2019 Governor's Honors Program.