Ken Stanford

Hall County officials are moving ahead with plans for construction of a new county jail.

Local supporters of Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry will meet in Gainesville later this week for a campaign strategy session.

Hall County Commission chairman Gary Gibbs will formally kick off his re-election bid Wednesday night.

The Hall County Board of Commissioners will conduct annual budget hearings next week.

The Hall County Commission Monday is expected to hear a report on the question of where to locate a new community center.

The weekend is shaping up nicely - if you like warm, sunny days, and, Saturday, there's no shortage of things to do around Gainesville, if you can tear yourself away from yardwork, the tennis court, the golf course or your favorite fishing hole.

State Senator Mary Squires' message touting her campaign for Zell Miller's U.S. Senate will soon be running in circles - literally, starting in Jefferson.

City officials say about 100 gallons of wastewater, containing what appeared to be ink, got into an intown creek Wednesday.

A ceremony was held earlier this week dedicating a Banks County highway in honor of a a man who served for nearly 40 years as mayor of Homer.

A University of Georgia economics professor has told a Gainesville civic club he expects the economic recovery to be over by the end of the year and expansion to begin next year.