Ken Stanford

The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded $98,877 in grants to organizations during a recent meeting, including $82,500 to organizations serving Hall County.

The latest projected path of Hurricane Irma has the storm shifted to the west, away from Gainesville and the rest of northeast Georgia, but that has only increased the likelihood of adverse weather in the region.

The Gainesville City School System is looking for military veterans who were unable to receive their high school diplomas because of military service.

The Friends of the Hall County Library will hold its annual used book sale the weekend of September 16-17 at the Gainesville Library.

Georgia's state parks that have not been closed because of the threat from Hurricane Irma have been opened to storm evacuees free of charge.

The 16th annual John Jarrard Foundation Concert will be held in Gainesville Saturday, Sept. 16, on the front lawn at Brenau University.

Jackson EMC has activated its Emergency Response Plan in preparation for Hurricane Irma which is expected to move into northeast Georgia early next week.

Great uncertainty remained Friday about Hurricane Irma's path beyond Florida with forecasts showing potential storm impacts from portions of the Carolinas and Alabama as well as the entirety of Georgia, a state that's become an escape route for hundreds of thousands of evacuees.

Tropical storm force winds, an offshoot of Hurricane Irma, are expected to move into north Georgia, including the Gainesville area, by Monday night and continue into Tuesday,