Ken Stanford

Lanier Islands will be recruiting seasonal workers for the spring and summer Saturday.

The remaining 185 stores of Hancock Fabrics will be closing, bringing an end to the fabrics and crafts retailer that was founded in Tupelo, Miss., in 1957.

Tom Ormond has been named provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of North Georgia.

Four students from Gainesville were among the winners at this year's Cesar Chavez Ceremony in Atlanta.

A Gainesville couple, Lee and Kathy Lovett, are the winners of a national award from the American Horticultural Society.

ReStore, the thrift store operated by Habitat for Humanity of Hall County, will move to a new location in early May.

Despite all the rain that fell during the winter, drought conditions have returned to parts of northeast Georgia.

Parts of central Georgia are cleaning up following damage left by a storm system that moved through the South Thursday and Thursday night.

A retired pediatrician who cared for generations in Hall County has become only the fourth person to receive an award recognizing local physicians for their service to the medical profession as well as outstanding dedication, selflessness, generosity, philanthropy and service to the community.

Brenau University presents an opera workshop tonight and tomorrow featuring music majors performing Seymour Barab’s 1962 one-act opera Little Red Riding Hood.