Ken Stanford

Piedmont College President President James F. Mellichamp has been elected chair of the Georgia Independent College Association (GICA), made up of 26 private, nonprofit colleges and universities across the state.

The Gainesville City School System (GCSS) has implemented its first elementary physical education program, integrating high school sports into elementary physical education curriculum.

The Greater Hall Chamber's Small Business Success Seminar is Tuesday, November 10 from7:45 AM to 9:00 AM at the Lanier Tech Manufacturing Development Center at Featherbone Communiversity, 999 Chestnut Street in Gainesville.

Friday, November 20, 2015 - 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Candle Light Reception and Private Unveiling for Donors to the Ty Cobb Museum Saturday, November 21, 2015 - 10:00 a.m. Unveiling to general public and all “Friends of the Museum”. Normal admission will be required this day.

On Friday, November 13th, the Hall County Library will host the genealogy program “Sitting Up with the Dead”.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Hall County and Championship Chess will be hosting a chess tournament from 1:00 – 4:00 pm on Saturday, November 7, at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hall County’s Joseph F. Walters Club.

The level of Lake Lanier is up 1.48 feet following torrential rains the past two days in Gainesville and in the Upper Chattahoochee Basin.

The Greater Hall Chamber's 7th Annual Industry Appreciation Luncheon is Tuesday, November 17 at 11:30 at the Chattahoochee Country Club.

Voters today are deciding whether to create two new cities in DeKalb County.

A lane realignment that has been in place along a stretch of Browns Bridge Road west of Gainesville is scheduled to end Tuesday, weather permitting.