Ken Stanford

The relentless heat continues with a third straight day of a 96 high in Gainesville Thursday, but the weekend may bring some relief.

As the hot, dry weather continues, Lake Lanier is down another half-a-foot from a week ago and will likely be seven feet below full pool by Monday.

The man hit by a car on the southside of Gainesville Thursday morning is in satisfactory condition and three other people are recovering from injuries, some serious, suffered in a two-vehicle crash on the westside a few hours later.

Gainesville native John Lancaster was on ABC's Good Morning America Wednesday during an appearance by country music singer Jake Owen.

Still undecided about who to vote for in next Tuesday's hotly-contested state Senate runoff? Then maybe you should be at Fire Mountain Restaurant in Gainesville Saturday morning.

More dangerously hot weather expected across parts of north and central Georgia Wednesday.

Longer operating hours and special sales --- two things some Gainesville area businesses are using to lure you into their stores during the Sales Tax Holiday which begins Thursday.

Hall County arson investigators have begun canvassing the Black and Cooley drive areas - seeking information into two arson fires in a the remains of a demolished house.

A South Hall wreck Monday night sent one person to an Atlanta hospital with serious injuries.

A Gainesville man and woman face drugs charges after their arrests at a house in north Gainesville.