Ken Stanford

About 400 people turned out in downtown Gainesville Saturday to protest Georgia's new immigration law.

Weaving together strands of pomp, policy and summitry, President Barack Obama's weeklong European tour is all about tending to old friends in the Western alliance and securing their help with daunting challenges, from the political upheaval in the Mideast and North Africa to the protracted war in Afghanistan.

Pope Benedict XVI had a direct line to the heavens Saturday, with NASA's help.

The public was given a chance Saturday morning to weigh in on planning Gainesville's future.

A ceremony Friday afternoon at Lanier Village Estates honored 17 people, some posthumously, who had the vision to build a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Gainesville.

A Canton man has been convicted by a Hall County Superior Court jury on charges of obstruction of an officer for getting into a fight with jailers at the Hall County Detention Center last July 27.

Gainesville and Hall County officials say they'll delay mediation over issues involving Cedar Creek Reservoir until the fate of Lake Lanier as a source of drinking water is clarified.

A fire heavily damaged a South Hall home early Friday was caused by a candle and resulted in $125,000 in damage.

When the nine young ladies who are graduating from Brenau Academy receive their diplomas Saturday morning, it will mark an ending and a beginning for the Gainesville girls preparatory school.

Flowery Branch has joined the list of cities in counties in Georgia planning a November referendum on the Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages. The city council gave the okay Thursday night.