Ken Stanford

State Representative Stacey Reece of Gainesville is one of three Republican members of the House who will be ready to swoop down on committee meetings with the authority to vote the way the Speaker wants them to.

At least one person was reported injured in the collision of two pickups in north Gainesville about noon Tuesday.

State Representative James Mills and State Senator Casey Cagle were among committee chairmen named by the leaders of the Georgia General Assembly Monday.

There was little change in new home construction in Gainesville and Hall County last month.

Northeast Georgia Medical Center will be the focus of an accreditation survey next month - and the hospital is already soliciting public comment as part of the accreditation process.

Plans for a new sewage treatment plant in Lumpkin County have gotten the go-ahead from the state.

Planning is underway for the annual MLK Day observance in Gainesville.

Little by little Old South states once solidly Democratic have turned to Republicans to lead them. Georgia's time comes Monday - and for the first time in many, many years the Hall County delegation will be all-Republican.

The agenda for the first meeting of the year for the Hall County Board of Commissioners and newcomers Tom Oliver and Billy Powell is a lengthy one.

If you still haven't gotten rid of your Christmas tree, you can get a free seedling Saturday if you Bring One for the Chipper.