Ken Stanford

Stefan Schulze, a specialist in soliciting and receiving university research and academic programming grants from federal and state agencies, has joined the Brenau University development team.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred hit the Atlanta Braves with heavy sanctions Tuesday for rules violations committed by the team in the international player market, and he banned former General Manager John Coppolella from Major League Baseball for life.

Plans are in the works for an 11,000-square-foot addition to the Hall County Division of Family and Children Services office on McEver Road.

Charlie Rose is the latest public figure to be felled by sexual misconduct allegations, with PBS halting distribution of his nightly interview show and CBS News suspending him Monday following a Washington Post report with the accusations of eight women.

Lakeview Academy performing arts students recently accomplished something no other Class A school in the state has done – winning the Georgia High School Association State One-Act Play Competition five years in a row.

Sissy Elliott, a teacher at Centennial Arts Academy, is the Gainesville City School System Teacher of the Year.

The Braselton Mayor and Council recently recognized the graduates of the town's latest Citizens’ Academy and presented them with their certificates.

The Arts Council in Gainesville has announced the lineup of artists for next year's Signature Series of concerts.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce's Annual Eggs & Issues Breakfast is set for Dec. 14 from 7:30-9:30.

The City of Gainesville is suspending garbage and recycling pickup for two days this week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday - and Hall County has also announced its holiday schedule.