Ken Stanford

Contracts expired Monday on five of the ten acres needed for a high-rise condominium project on Lake Lanier - and the owner of the land says they will not be extended.

Republican candidates for the Hall County Board of Commissioners are scheduled to debate in Gainesville Saturday.

Torrential rains pounded Gainesville and most of northeast Georgia Monday morning and, for several hours, the area was under a tornado watch.

Expect more work Tuesday and Wednesday on one of the busiest stretches of road in Gainesville.

Eight people were in serious but stable condition after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning while spending the night on a houseboat on Lake Lanier.

"A blessing in my life.

Proposed route changes and long-term strategy for public transportation in Hall County - including the struggling Red Rabbit Bus System - will be on the agenda for five public hearings in June and July.

Published reports say a federal study to determine how much hospitals spend treating illegal immigrants has concluded that valid estimates are impossible to determine.

Results of a test third-graders had to pass for promotion to the fourth grade were released Friday - and Gainesville and Hall County students showed improvements over last year, according to school officials.

From Rabun Gap to Lake Lanier, not a single county in the Georgia Mountains Region recorded an increase in the jobless rate over the past month.