Ken Stanford

Colorful dragon boats filled the waters around the Lake Lanier rowing venue Saturday for the Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club's annual Gainesville-Hall Dragon Boat Challenge.

The Gainesville-Hall County Community Council on Aging will honor Martha Nesbitt with its 3rd Annual Quality of Life Award later this year.

Tractor Supply Company in Oakwood will host pet and livestock adoptions on Saturday, June 17.

Gainesville's Elachee Nature Science Center is looking ahead to the next three-to-five years, and is seeking public input in developing its next Strategic Plan.

Georgia Power recently contributed $1,000 to the student scholarship fund at Lanier Technical College.

Braselton's Main Street Design Committee is seeking artists to submit floral designs to beautify the concrete planters located at the end of Frances Street.

Hall, Habersham and Gwinnett county residents are among several people recently named to state boards by Gov. Nathan Deal.

A group of volunteers from United Parcel Service were in Gainesville Friday to honor the memory of a Gainesville High graduate and fellow worker who was murdered in Atlanta earlier this year.