B.J. Williams

In a unanimous vote, Gainesville City Council Tuesday night turned down a special use application that would have allowed for an addiction recovery home for men in an old apartment building on Cleveland Street.

The agency responsible for voter registration in Georgia says some people who tried to register online this weekend received error messages.

It seems as if there's a new scam alert every week in North Georgia, and this week is no different.

Residents along Georgia's coast are keeping an eye on the weather as Hurricane Matthew moves northward toward the United States.

City of Gainesville property owners will be receiving their tax bills this week, according to information released Monday by city officials.

Thousands of visitors are expected in Gainesville this weekend for the annual Mule Camp Market fall festival and other events, and Gainesville police are alerting motorists that the roads will be more congested than usual.

A Gainesville man on trial for a sexual assault at his home more than a year ago has been cleared of the most serious crimes in the case.

Hall County firefighters had to help the occupants of an East Hall home get out of a burning house Monday night.

Habersham County United Way is in the final stages of planning for three fall fundraisers benefiting the 2016 Campaign.

Thanks to a recent $15,000 grant from the Jackson EMC Foundation, Elachee Nature Science Center said it will have the opportunity to provide quality science education experiences for even more school-age children over the next 12 months.