Ken Stanford

The population of Hall County has surged past 160,000, according to a new estimate from the Census Bureau.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance filed in Gainesville are up almost 15 percent.

Authorities have released the name of a woman who was killed in a traffic accident in Forsyth County Wednesday.

The White House Tuesday honored a teacher from Sugar Hill.

Georgia National Guard members - including about 150 from a Gainesville-based unit - have begun the final weeks of training before deployment to Iraq next month.

Gwinnett County later this week holds a hearing on revised plans to discharge 40 million gallons of treated sewage into Lake Lanier.

The Gainesville City Council begins the process of putting together a budget for the coming fiscal year Tuesday.

A church has formed in Gainesville which offers a "special ministry" for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.

Shuttle buses will be available April 23 to ferry people into downtown Gainesville for the Corkscrew Festival and the start of the fifth leg of this year's Tour de Georgia.