Ken Stanford

A 36-year-old Hall County man Friday was charged with murder in the Thursday morning stabbing death of a Braselton woman at her home.

The head of the Commission for a New Georgia said in Gainesville Thursday the state must shift its emphasis if it is to remain viable in the "global economy."

Gainesville Ballet's entry was judged "Best of Show" at the Third Annual Scarecrow on the Square.

Two events are expected to crowds to downtown Gainesville Saturday.

A 16-year-old North Hall High School student, who is accused of hitting another student in the face, has been charged with battery.

The recently retired President and CEO of Northeast Georgia Medical Center was presented with the Good News Community Health Center's Good Samaritan Award Wednesday.

Hall County's unemployment rate is down slightly to three percent.

As a neighborhood meeting was being held in Gainesville Tuesday night to discuss controversial plans for a Wal-Mart in North Hall, the Forsyth County Plannning Commission was approving a similar store which is also fiercely opposed.

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) office in Gainesville has a new District Traffic Engineer.

Kubota Manufacturing of America (KMA) will building a manfuactuirng plant in Jackson County that is expected to employ 500 people.