Ken Stanford

The jobless rate in Hall County is up slightly from a month ago.

A 55-year-old black man from Asheville, North Carolina, moved through Hall County Wednesday on a March Across Dixie on behalf of Confederate heritage.

A Hall County firemen, back from a conference in Washington, D.C., said Tuesday it was a "very nerve-wracking" trip because of the sniper shootings, and the victim of Tuesday morning's apparent sniper attack has died.

Plans are being finalized for Tuesday night's political forum at Gainesville College.

Nearly 200 people from around the state are in Gainesville for the Georgia Downtown Association conference which began Sunday.

A graduate of Gainesville High School is a member of this year's Homecoming Court at the University of Georgia.

Testimony has begun in Atlanta in the Timothy Dawson murder trial.

Opening arguments are scheduled Tuesday morning in the trial of a man accused of killing three men, including one from Gainesville, in an Atlanta hotel four years ago.

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is taking bids on another major road widening project in Hall County.

A new designation of "regional metro area," which could include Hall, Habersham, and Dawson counties, is reportedly being created for the Atlanta.