Ken Stanford

Veterans laid to rest in Memorial Park Cemetery and Alta Vista Cemetery now have wreaths adorning their graves following ceremonies Saturday.

Work crews have begun pouring concrete at the site of the long-planned interchange on I-985 in the Flowery Branch area.

Riverside Military Academy Cadet Ayaz Mustafa has received an appointment to the Air Force Academy.

The Gainesville Jaycees recently hosted its annual Empty Stocking Gift Party.

The Georgia Department of Education has been recognized by the federal government for its state promotion of Farm to School across Georgia, and three school systems were singled out for special recognition.

RMS Associates, Inc., an Atlanta-based MSP, VOIP and technology solution provider, has completed the acquisition of Global IT Department, LLC of Flowery Branch. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The Gainesville Police Department will host the 15th annual “Shop with a Gainesville Cop” Friday at WalMart on Shallowford Road.

As a part of its 10th Anniversary Celebration, Scott’s Downtown and The Loft will be hosting a Public Safety Appreciation Holiday Luncheon next week.

Fifty sophomores and juniors have been selected to represent Hall County Schools as district representatives for the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program.

Bonnelle Lawson Valentine, a former member of the Gainesville Board of Education, has died.