B.J. Williams

Area businesses will have a chance later this week to learn more about environmental and safety management in the workplace when the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce holds its annual Safe & Green Fair.

A quarry in the city of Flowery Branch will encompass an additional 6.45 acres after a vote by the city council Monday night.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says a preliminary identification of a body found in an Oglethorpe County well is that of a 25-year-old Monroe man who has been missing since last month.

The city of Gainesville is putting the finishing touches on its Draft 2030 Comprehensive Plan, and those who live and work in the city will have another chance to comment on the plan Tuesday.

Hall County School officials say they are thankful that Friday morning's school bus accident on East Hall Road was not worse than it was.

Caterpillar said Friday that it plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Georgia, a project company officials say will create more than 4,200 U.S. jobs.

More than 600 people gathered Thursday night at First Baptist Church to hear from Mark Richt, but they didn't come to hear about next season's Bulldog schedule; they came to hear a message of faith from the head football coach for the University of Georgia.

Hall County authorities are on the lookout for the man who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint in the northwest section of the county early Thursday morning.

Gainesville State Senator Butch Miller said he expects a vote to come "very soon" on a bill that will reduce the number of House districts in Hall County.

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest point in almost four years last week, the latest signal that the job market is steadily improving.