Ken Stanford

With the July 20 primaries now less than two weeks away, the pace is quickening for candidates at all levels in Georgia - and you don't have to look any further than the races in Hall County to realize that.

Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) pesonnel will be handing out flyers Wednesday reminding motorists of bridge work scheduled to begin Monday on a major Gainesville thoroughfare.

A Hall County Commission candidate said Tuesday the race he's in is shaping up to be a referendum on the county's new comprehensive land use plan.

Two retired college admnistrators have been tapped to fill the position left vacant at North Georgia College & State University by the appointment of an interim vice president for Academic Affairs.

A Hall County native has been named Assistant Bridge Maintenance Manager for the Gainesville-based state Department of Transportation office.

Road work will force the closing of a north Gainesville street for about a month.

Governor Sonny Perdue has named 13 people to the Stakeholder Advisory Board, including one each from Suwanee, Buford, and Ellijay.

Things are expected to go "boom" in the night for three or four straight nights starting Friday because this year's July 4 holiday falls on the weekend - and there's no shortage of places to see a fireworks show in northeast Georgia.

Weather wise, July is beginning like June ended in the Gainesville area: on a wet note.

As a longtime racing fan, NASCAR in particular, I am afraid that the most popular of the racing programs is close to shooting itself in the foot.