Ken Stanford

Voters will go to the polls Tuesday in scores of municipal and special elections around Georgia, including several in Hall County.

Nightly lane closures are planned this week on parts of I-985 as work continues on the Georgia Express Lanes I-85 Extension.

Jackson County EMS and Major Steve Smith of the sheriff's department were recently recognized as Hometown Heroes by the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce.

The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding eligible Private NonProfit organizations in 137 Georgia counties, including a number in northeast Georgia, that Nov. 27 is the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by Hurricane Irma.

Two Army ROTC cadets at the University of North Georgia have ranked in the top five – out of 5,536 cadets – in this year’s U.S. Army Cadet Command national Order of Merit List.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Georgia were up slightly in September, compared to August, but were down in metro Gainesville.

The deadline for paying Hall County property taxes without penalty is now less than two weeks away.

Sears Holdings Corp. is closing another 63 stores as the ailing retailer tries to turn around its business. Liquidation sales will start as early as next Thursday.

Plans for an 880-home active-adult residential development off Dawsonville Highway west of Gainesville have been halted, city officials confirmed Friday morning.