Ken Stanford

A group of 72 teenagers on the University of North Georgia’s Dahlonega Campus who want to learn a foreign language beyond the traditional classroom textbook instruction have come to learn at the Federal Service Language Academy.

Rainfall in June in Gainesville totaled 6.7 inches, well-above normal for the month, according to data recorded at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport.

The Georgia Cities Foundation has selected Jim Walters of Gainesville, a business owner, developer and investor in the city of Dublin, as the recipient of its 2017 Renaissance Award.

A decorated Army veteran, Steve Kinard, is selected as the grand marshal for Braselton’s July 4th parade.

Dozens of new laws are now in effect with the start of Georgia's fiscal year, including an end to a ban on guns on the state's public college campuses.

Downtown Gainesville will take on a "beach-like" setting late next week as the annual Beach Bash returns.

Rabun County is finalizing plans for a series of events marking the total solar eclipse later this summer and the Hall County Library System plans a couple of informational meetings on eclipses.

Lanier Islands' Legacy Lodge has been designated one of the 10 Best Family-Friendly Hotels & Resorts in Georgia, according TripstoDiscover.com.

Tickets go on sale today for the Gainesville Theatre Alliance’s new theatrical season which will take patrons "on adventures in the neighborhood, in deepest, darkest India and to war zones in Ancient Greece and into a fantasy kingdom."