Ken Stanford

The Georgia Public Library System has begun supplying assistive technology devices to public libraries, and the Braselton Library offers a series of these for visually-impaired patrons.

Two Gainesville Middle School teachers, Sharla Gladden and Jim Bradley, were awarded Bright Ideas grants sponsored by Jackson Electric Membership Corporation for their innovative classroom projects.

More work on I-985 near Suwanee and Georgia 211 in Barrow County will result in lane closures early this week

This week's execution of a convicted Lumpkin County murderer would be the second of a northeast Georgia killer in the past 14 months but there are others from the area awaiting execution who have been on death row a lot longer than he has.

Main Street Gainesville recently recognized eight downtown merchants during a Golden Nail Appreciation Reception.

The City of Winder is getting a $9 million low-interest loan from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority for improvements to it water system.

The Winter Exhibition opens December 1 at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center in Gainesville.

Two North Georgia Technical College students, Joel Nelms of Cleveland and Michael Mannion of Demorest, recently received $500 scholarships each from the Northeast Georgia Antique Auto and Truck Club.

The Hall County Animal Shelter has received its largest donation to date, nearly $20,000, which will be used to outfit the shelter's transport trailer, giving them more visibility and functionality at off-site adoption events.