Ken Stanford

The Gainesville City Council voted 3-2 Thursday morning to give former City Manager Bryan Shuler 11 weeks of severance pay.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been posted for several counties in Georgia, including some in the Gainesville area.

Rain and fog are causing some flights at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport to be delayed.

Senate Republicans say they have grave concerns about the agreement between congressional Democrats and the Bush White House to speed billions of dollars to struggling U.S. automakers.

Pollo Campero, the world’s largest Latin American chicken restaurant chain, officially opened its first Georgia location in Gainesville Tuesday.

RadioShack is opening a new store in Oakwood in the Oakwood Station Shopping Center.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce will host a Small Business Seminar on Tuesday from 8–9 a.m. at the chamber offices.

Young Harris College earned approval today from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to begin offering bachelor’s degrees in Fall 2009.

An early morning house fire that caused about $5,000 worth of damage has been determined accidental.

A 73-year-old man killed himself Tuesday afternoon in the parking lot of an Oakwood shopping center.