Ken Stanford

The closure of Main Street in Gainesville, scheduled for Sept. 17 for a downtown construction project, has been delayed until Sept. 19, due to the possibility of inclement weather from Hurricane Florence.

A former resident of Gainesville, who has lived on the North Carolina coast for the past eight years, plans to ride out Hurricane Florence in Morehead City, a few miles inland from his home in Atlantic Beach.

State corrections officials say they're investigating the apparent suicide of a convicted murderer from Hall County at the state prison in Reidsville.

Construction crews Friday are scheduled to begin pouring the third of six caissons, or support columns, for the new Two-Mile Creek Bridge on Browns Bridge Road.

Parts of Georgia, including Gainesville and surrounding areas, are bracing for strong winds and heavy rains associated with Hurricane Florence with landfall expected sometime Friday along the South Carolina-North Carolina coast.

As Hurricane Florence threatens the east coast, AAA urges Georgia drivers to prepare now for strong storms and rainfall.

The Hall County Tax Commissioner's Office is preparing to issue approximately 87,000 tax statements for real and personal property.

Don Carter State Park has two "volunteer opportunities" coming up between now and the end of the month.

Marie Beard is the newest member of the Dawson County Board of Elections and Voter Registration, replacing Spencer Maddux, who retired earlier this year.