Ken Stanford

There are six candidates in the running for Belle of the Ball this year, with the winner to be announced Dec. 9 at the annual Charity Ball.

The Norton Agency announces Brent Williams, CCIM as Vice President and head of strategic growth for The Norton Agency’s Commercial Asset Management Division.

A section of Green Street will be closed today from 2:30 p.m. until about 8:00 p.m. for Christmas on Green Street, according to Gainesville Police.

Joe T. Wood, Jr., president and CEO of Turner, Wood & Smith Insurance in Gainesville, has been named to the state Board of Economic Development.

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr will be the keynote speaker for the 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, commencement at the University of North Georgia, while University System of Georgia Board of Regents member Erin Hames will speak at the 3 p.m. ceremony the same day.

Firefighters are, by tradition, clean shaven. This November, though, some firefighters with Barrow County Emergency Services let their beards grow for charity in support of No Shave November.

Hall County Parks & Leisure Services has partnered with Hall County Master Gardeners to plan an era-specific garden and landscape design for the site of the Col. James Roberts cabin, located at Cherokee Bluffs Park.

The Braselton Planning Commission on Dec. 17 will be asked to approve plans for a multi-use development that includes 244 multi-family units.