Ken Stanford

A grand jury report says Gwinnett County is losing the war on gangs and drugs.

An Atlanta-based prison watchdog group says conditions are so bad at one northeast Georgia state prison that the only answer may to shut the place down.

A Brenau University senior from Gainesville, and member of the Brenau chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity (ZTA) was recently selected as a Traveling Leadership Consultant for ZTA.

Spring is still two weeks away, but this week has brought with it the warmest weather in Gainesville since around Thanksgiving.

With a 27 percent (corrected) turnout, the extension of the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST V) was approved by an overwhelming margin in Hall County Tuesday.

Gary McCullough was elected mayor of Dahlonega in a special election Tuesday.

The longtime principal of East Hall High School has been named "Principal of the Year for 2004" by the Georgia Association of Secondary Principals.

A portion of West Ridge Road in Gainesville is closed today.