B.J. Williams

Absentee ballot voting has far outpaced in-person early voting in Hall County, but Hall County Elections Director Lori Wurtz said thousands of requested absentee ballots have yet to be returned.

A number of Republican representatives, including Congressman Doug Collins of Gainesville, have asked House and Senate leadership to allow supplemental unemployment benefits to end in July as outlined in the CARES Act.

Hall County Government has hired a new human resources director. Dr. LisaRae Jones begins the job on June 15.

Both Will Schofield and Jeremy Williams are unwilling to speculate on whether voters will approve - or turn aside - an ESPLOST extension and school bond questions for the Hall County and Gainesville City School systems.

With demonstrations being planned for the downtown Cumming area for the weekend, Forsyth County government officials announced the early closure of the county administration building on Friday, June 5.

A man accused of attacking a Gainesville Police Department officer earlier this week remained in the Hall County Jail on Thursday morning.

Georgia's legislature will resume its session on June 15 under an agreement announced by House and Senate leaders on Wednesday.

Georgia's governor warned Tuesday that he would ``do whatever is necessary'' to prevent more violence following protests over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota, but he ruled out calling up more National Guard troops or law enforcement officials for now.

Four people were injured in a Tuesday morning traffic accident that blocked a portion of U.S. 129 near Jefferson for several hours.

With the new month, District 2 Public Health has implemented a new schedule for specimen collection for COVID-19.