Ken Stanford

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee is seeking nominations for the 2016 Residential Beautification Award from various sections of Gainesville-Hall County.

Gainesville High School graduate (Class of 2014) and former Big Red Machine band member Ariana Olalde was recently chosen drum major for the Georgia Tech Marching Band.

One lane of the bridge on Spout Springs Road that crosses over I-985 near Flowery Branch will be closed nightly until Thursday as workers put a new coat of paint on the bridge.

Gainesville High School hosted the first annual GHS Decision Day ceremony on Friday in the school gym.

Tomorrow is the day set aside for Saturday voting for the May 24 general election primaries in Georgia.

Riverside Military Academy will hold graduation tomorrow with the weekend's activities getting underway tonight with the Silver Taps ceremony.

Relatives of the 110 people killed when ValuJet Flight 592 caught fire and plunged into Florida's Everglades gathered Wednesday at the remote crash site on the 20th anniversary of their deaths. Three people from Gainesville were among the victims.

Gainesville High School will host its first Gainesville High School Decision Day ceremony Friday in the school gym at 1:30.

9th District Congressman Doug Collins met with Windstream CEO Tony Thomas in Collins' Gainesville office Tuesday to discuss "ongoing issues" with Windstream service in Northeast Georgia.