Ken Stanford

Republicans are complaining that former Governor Roy Barnes spent most of the remaining money in the Governor's Emergency Fund within two weeks of his re-election defeat in November.

One of the performers on the "American Idol" TV talent show Tuesday will be a 21-year-old Gainesville woman.

Millard Fuller, the founder of Habitat for Humanity, will be in Gainesville this weekend for a number of appearances.

A report carried here Monday and Tuesday concerning the future of Amtrak, which serves Gainesville with rail passenger service twice-a-day, which was based on information from the Westwood One Radio Network, was in error.

Two longtime Hall County school principals announced their retirements following Monday night's school board meeting.

Bobby Painter and Frances Mathis were named the Gainesville Rotary Club's Man and Woman of the Year Monday night.

Officers of Lawson Air Conditioning & Plumbing announce the acquisition of Wallace Sheet Metal Works of Gainesville.

The Gainesville City Council will participate in a one-day planning retreat Saturday with the city public utilities department.

The first month of the new year saw more than 160 permits approved for new, single-family housing in Gainesville and Hall County.

Hall County Magistrate Court is implementing an "online" filing system for complaints and answers, and landlord/tenant issues and responses.