Ken Stanford

North Hall insurance agent Steven Ellis won't be on the ballot in November in the race for the Hall County Commission seat held by Scott Gibbs.

Severe thunderstorms packing strong winds swept through a number of Eastern states, killing five people, destroying or damaging numerous houses and leaving nearly 200,000 without power Wednesday, officials said.

President Barack Obama on Wednesday will headline his first fundraiser for a Senate Democrat in danger of losing this fall - but the candidate, Colorado Sen. Mark Udall, won't be by his side.

Buffalo

A house on Cannon Creek Trail in the South Hall area was left with some "significant" smoke damage following a fire Tuesday night.

The landfill fire that kept Gainesville and Hall County firefighters busy for several hours Sunday was still smoldering and creating some smoke Tuesday.

President Barack Obama is headlining his first fundraiser for a Senate Democrat in danger of losing this fall, taking a more direct role in the fight over who will control Congress for the remainder of his presidency.