Ken Stanford

Colonel John L. "Judge" Beaver, who served Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville as superintendent and vice president from 1946 until 1963, has died of complications from pneumonia.

State agriculture officials are investigating reports of abused horses in several counties including one in northeast Georgia.

The Jackson County Board of Commissioners has voted to start construction on a new courthouse - in spite of a lawsuit that has been filed over the financing of the complex.

For the third month in a row, the number of new single-family housing permits issued for unincorporated Hall County last month was in the double-digits.

The immediate past-senior pastor of First Baptist Church on Green Street in Gainesville is moving to Birmingham, Alabama, August 14.

The schools in Gainesville and Hall County will be holding open house this week beginning Tuesday, leading up to the start of the new school year on Friday.

The Executive Director of Lanier Canoe 2003 - the organizing committee for the international canoe flatwater championships - said Monday the renovation of the venue for the September event should be finished by the end of the week.

The Cumming Waves won the North Georgia Swim League Championships held Saturday at Green Street Pool in Gainesville.

Shoppers packed many stores in Gainesville and elsewhere in Georgia Thursday on the first day of this year's sales tax holiday in the state.

An informational meeting will be held Monday at the Lake Lanier Olympic Center Boat House to update area residents and interested citizens on the world championships scheduled at the Olympic center next month.