Ken Stanford

Habitat for Humanity of Hall County will be hosting an old fashioned wall raising at Copper Glen on Saturday.

The Gainesville Department of Water Resources is looking for ways to help city water customers conserve water during the current Level 2 drought - and will be hosting an “Ask a Plumber” Workshop Friday from 12:00-1:00 at the Riverside Water Treatment Plant.

Nine northeast Georgia educators were honored this week at the annual Masters in Teaching – Life Changers at Work program.

The University System of Georgia has launched a system-wide health challenge, inviting all institutions to participate.

Gov. Nathan Deal recently announced 20 award winners for the Innovation Fund Tiny Grant program, a competitive grant opportunity that provides funding to traditional public schools, charter schools and school districts to implement small-scale programs that "directly engage students."

Shannon Lewis Crook, a social worker in the Gainesville City School System, is the recipient of the 2017 Philip Wright Award

A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot of a small plane that crashed in Dawson County last month was trying to make an emergency landing at the time.

Mutts on Main, an event to promote and raise funds for the Hall County Animal Shelter, will be held Saturday, March 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the downtown Gainesville Square.

Gov. Nathan Deal, in conjunction with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, recently presented 24 businesses, including one in Pendergrass, with GLOBE (Georgia Launching Opportunities By Exporting) Awards at the 2017 Go Global reception.