Ken Stanford

The funeral will be held Wednesday for Ray Lawrence, a longtime drug store operator in Gainesville and former school board member, who died Sunday at the age of 80.

A month into the rollout of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and no end to problems, the senior administration official closest to the law's implementation will answer questions Tuesday from a Senate panel that wrote much of it.

Border Patrol agents may continue using deadly force against rock-throwers, the chief of the agency said, despite the recommendation of a government-commissioned review to end the practice.

Big judgments about the direction of the country will have to wait on this Election Day as voters around the country express opinions on a couple of governors' races, several mayoral races and a host of local issues.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce (GHCC) is accepting reservations for this year's Eggs & Issues Breakfast which will beld Dec. 12 at 7:30 at the Gainesville Civic Center.