Ken Stanford

The public is invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Aug. 6 for two new residence halls at North Georgia College & State University in Dahlonega.

Georgia's most prominent Democrat will be nowhere near Barack Obama when the president comes to Atlanta on Monday.

Here is a quick glance at back-to-school for each public school system in the immediate Gainesville area and opening dates for the private schools in Hall County.

School doors in the Gainesville area begin opening for another year this week with the specter of the recession still hanging over the heads of students, teachers, other staff, administrators, and school boards.

Allstate Insurance agency onwer Chris Gaines of The Gaines Agency has been designated a Premier Service Agency for 2010 by the parent company.

In a study just released by J.D. Power and Associates, Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) ranked highest in customer satisfaction among midsize utilities in the South. This marked the third year that Jackson EMC had been included in the study and the second time it has received the award.

The Quinlan Visual Arts Center wants to add a sculpture garden to its Candler Street complex but first the idea must win approval from the Gainesville Historic Preservation Commission.

The Obama administration, unable to push an immigration overhaul through Congress, is considering ways it could go around lawmakers to let undocumented immigrants stay in the United States, according to an agency memo.

Heat advisories were posted from the Carolinas to the Great Plains as the South continued to roast Friday under temperatures and humidity that made beaches feel more like bakeries.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Hall County will celebrate the grand opening of a new 10,400-square-foot state-of-the-art facility next week with the capacity to serve 250 area youth per day.