Ken Stanford

Georgia's third largest bank holding company says it is accelerating expansion plans in the Gainesville market.

A replacement has been named for Joe Hatfield who retired from the Hall County Hospital Authority recently.

The President and CEO of the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce has been named Business Woman of the Year by the Lake Lanier Chapter of the American Business Women's Association (ABWA).

As a result of a four-month undercover investigation by the GBI, five people, including the mayor of Blue Ridge, have been charged in connection with an illegal cockfighting operation in Fannin County.

Ten months and nearly $3 million later, all four lanes of the Queen City Parkway Bridge in Gainesville are now open.

Challenged Child and Friends of Gainesville has been offered a $100,000 challenge grant from the Buisson Family Foundation of Dahlonega.

The annual May-September outdoor burn ban begins Sunday in Hall and 45 other Georgia counties.

Gainesville planners next month will be asked to consider proposals for a 52-unit townhome developement and a 42-lot subdivision.

The man accused of stabbing two other men at a birthday party in Gainesville Saturday has been freed on $20,000 bond.

Lake Lanier Rowing Club (LLRC) will host an open house Saturday at the Lake Lanier Olympic Center for prospective rowers of any age - but especially teenagers.