B.J. Williams

Residents in a Gwinnet County have decided to continue a penny-per-dollar sales tax to fund school improvements.

One Gainesville city council post has been decided, but another will go to a runoff in December

A prisoner charged with killing a Georgia sheriff slipped out of his leg shackles and used them to smash a patrol car window Tuesday, escaping deputies who were transferring him to a different jail, authorities said.

Almost every city in Hall County - with the exception of Gillsville - had a contested race on the November 3 ballot.

A number of municipalities around the region held elections Tuesday.

Gwinnett County police have released the name of the woman who was struck and killed on Pleasant Hill Road in Lawrenceville Monday night.

The owner of some residential property along Thompson Bridge Road north of Gainesville got the rezoning he wanted from the Hall County Planning Commission Monday night, but some homeowners who live nearby are concerned about his plans.

A woman wanted for impersonating a nurse in Forsyth County has been arrested in North Carolina, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office.

Forecasters are warning of rivers and creeks flooding as the latest round of showers and storms dropped large amounts of rain -- in some cases more than 4 inches.

The price of gasoline tumbled lower last week as it continues to adjust to increased supplies and low oil prices. The average price of gasoline was $2.19 on Sunday, a 2 cent decline from last week.