Ken Stanford

A new subdivision and amended billboard regulations are among the items expected to be considered over the next two weeks by the Gainesville and Hall County planning boards.

Paige Ackerman was crowned Belle of the Ball at Saturday's annual Charity Ball, sponsored by the Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County.

Hall County Fire Services has taken delivery of and placed into service its newest aerial truck.

Dezmone Valentine, a senior majoring in middle-grades education at the University of North Georgia (UNG), has been awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad during spring 2017, when she will travel to Valencia, Spain.

Hall County Fire Services put four new ambulances into service Friday.

The U.S. Forest Service announced Friday the reopening of the Cohutta Wilderness and adjacent areas, including all trails within the wilderness area, which were ravaged by wildfires in recent weeks.

U.S. stocks rose for the sixth day in a row Friday as major indexes continued to set records.

Two representatives from Brenau University haven taken their expertise in mediation, law and conflict resolution across the globe for the inaugural Mediation Certification Programme in Krakow, Poland, this week.

After a quiet start, major U.S. stock indexes again set all-time highs Thursday as the market built on a surge the previous day.

November ended up as the second-warmest November on record across the nation, and in Gainesville, 27 of 30 days were warmer than average.