Ken Stanford

Just a fortnight after graduating its inaugural class of newly minted doctors earlier this month, Brenau University received notice that its Physical Therapy Department has been fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.

Several witnesses reported seeing smoke coming from the engine of a small plane that crashed in April near the Hall-Forsyth county line, killing one of three men onboard.

Nearly 30 students in the Hall County School System are the district's first recipients of Georgia's Fine Arts Diploma Seal.

The First Friday Concerts return to downtown Gainesville May 4 with a Cinco de Mayo celebration.

Georgia House Speaker David Ralston has named the member of a House committee that will study school security in the state - and they include two representatives from northeast Georgia.

Xiufeng “Julia” Zhu, a Chinese Foreign Language Teacher at Gainesville High School, is this year's Georgia Chinese Teacher of the Year.

Cornelia-based Circle of Hope, which serves people in three northeast Georgia counties affected by domestic violence, has received a $5,000 donation from the Safeco Insurance Make More Happen program and the Jack Bradley Agency.

The state Board of Regents has approved a Master of Accountancy program for the University of North Georgia and school officials say it will be offered on the Gainesville campus.

The Gainesville Police Department is seeking the public's input as it approaches re-accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

All six of Hall County Schools’ traditional high schools have been named 2018 Georgia Advanced Placement Honor Schools by state School Superintendent Richard Woods.