B.J. Williams

A Kennesaw school is mourning the sudden death of one of its teachers.

Latino activists took the opportunity this past week to challenge the Gainesville City Council to once again rethink the city's at large voting system. Several members of the city's Latino community approached the city council during the public comments portion of Tuesday's regular city council meeting. Leading the effort was Jerry Gonzalez of Atlanta, the Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials. Gonzalez told council members the city fails to recognize the importance of Gainesville's Latino population.

Marching bands, clowns, mini cars and antique vehicles will all be part of this Saturday's Nobles of Yaarab Shrine parade in Gainesville led by the Lanier Shrine Club.

The largest naturalization ceremony of the year is set for Turner Field.

A Georgia man convicted in Ohio of charges involving illegal trafficking in white-tailed deer wasordered to pay fines and restitution of $1.6 million, which federal officials say is the largest sum of money an individual has been ordered to pay for a U.S. wildlife crime.

No citizens showed up to speak at the city of Gainesville's first public hearing on the 2015 tax rate, but city council members had a discussion about it

A law enforcement agent in Georgia has been suspended for three days for using a public email address to register for an account on a cheating website.

UPS said Tuesday it will hire 90,000 to 95,000 employees - about the same as last year - to help handle shipping and deliveries over the holiday season.

Officials in west Georgia say a mass baptism before a high school football practice violated school district policy.

Hall County high school students who want to take college-level courses soon may have another option via the public school system.