Ken Stanford

The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose by more than 20 percent statewide in October, according to the state Department of Labor, with claims in Gainesville increasing better than 54 percent.

Ground was broken last week for a new park in Forsyth County that will include a canoe and kayak launch on the Etowah River.

The Gainesville City School System has selected Whittney McPherson as the 2018 District Teacher of the Year.

The Gainesville Jaycees and the Young Man & Young Woman Selection Committee are seeking nominations for the 2016 awards which will be presented at the annual awards ceremony in February.

The Arts Council has released the lineup for next year's Evenings of Intimate Jazz series.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Hall County recently received a new grant thanks to Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia Foundation and Amerigroup Foundation.

Braselton’s Mayor and City Council saluted the graduates of its Citizens Academy at a recent city council meeting.

A woman who was a devoted Sunday School teacher to countless youngsters in the Gainesville area for more than 70 years has died.

Hall County Drug Court celebrated its 15th anniversary Friday with a program that coincided with the tenth anniversary of the Dawson County Drug Court.