Ken Stanford

A former longtime official weather observer for Gainesville will be buried Tuesday.

The canoe/kayak national championships at the Lake Lanier rowing venue near Gainesville this past week had me recalling those 13 days in July and four days in August 15 years ago that brought the world to our community.

The Hawks and Philips Arena will be sold to California developer and pizza chain owner Alex Meruelo, but the NBA team will remain in Atlanta, a person familiar with the deal said Sunday.

Lawyers will update a federal judge this week on the status of negotiations in a water dispute between Alabama and Georgia.

The host Lanier Canoe/Kayak Club (LCKC) captured another national title Saturday.

The number of school systems opening for the new year this week in the immediate Gainesville area is about twice the number that opened last week... and includes some of the larger systems.

A Gainesville family, long associated with the trucking/transportation industry, is back on the road again... having recently launched Syfan Logistics.

U.S. officials tell The Associated Press that they believe that none of the Navy SEALs who died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan had participated in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, although they were from the same unit that carried out the bin Laden mission.

Many top athletes added to their personal medal tallies on Friday at the 2011 USA Canoe/Kayak Sprint National Championships on Lake Lanier.

A former employee of a Flowery Branch agency that serves people suffering from mental disorders, addictions and developmental problems has pleaded guilty to embezzling $70,000 from her employer.