Ken Stanford

A Gainesville architect says the city needs a "Central Park" or a "Woodruff Park" - green space in or near the downtown area similar to what New York City and Atlanta have. But Garland Reynolds says it should be more than that - it should be a memorial to some of the victims of the 1936 tornado.

Gainesville's newest supermarket opened Thursday on the west side of town.

With a big immigration bill clearing each chamber of the Georgia Legislature, Republicans seem to be following through on their promise to focus on the issue, but a number of smaller immigration measures have failed to advance and may be stalled for this session.

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A three-day celebration began Friday afternoon in Dahlonega marking the city's designation as an Appalachian Trail Community.

The tri-state water wars will be the subject of a panel discussion next week in Gainesville.

Gov. Nathan Deal has named Jody Whisenant of Gainesville to the state Board of Optometry.

Gwinnett and Hall counties and the cities of Gainesville and Athens are now among the top places in the state that Hispanics call home.

A section of Georgia Highway 9 in Dawson County was closed for a time Friday morning because of a six-vehicle accident.

A Lumpkin County man has died of injuries sustained in a tractor accident.