B.J. Williams

The city of Gainesville's animal control ordinance is one step closer to lining up with elements in the Hall County animal control ordinance.

The top spellers from Habersham County's 11 elementary and middle schools will face off this Thursday February 6 in the Habersham County Scripps Spelling Bee.

Officials with Lanier Technical College have scheduled an informational meeting for this week for students interested in the dual enrollment program.

Police have detained three people in the search for suspects after a police officer was shot and wounded in Atlanta's northwest suburbs.

Dr. Tom Walter has been selected as the ombudsman for faculty and staff at the University of North Georgia (UNG). UNG President Bonita Jacobs announced the appointment to faculty and staff on Tuesday.

A plan to build a mixed use development with more than 350 apartments in Flowery Branch will go to the Hall County Commission later this month without the approval of the Hall County Planning Commission.

A fundraising effort is planned to help the owners of horses that were killed after a fire destroyed their stable at a northeast Georgia equestrian center.

Congress is poised to send a massive, five-year farm bill that provides food for the needy and subsidies for the nation's farmers to the White House for President Barack Obama's signature.

The superintendent of one of Georgia's largest school systems is stepping down.

The Gainesville City School System will operate on a full calendar next year for the first time since the state began making austerity cuts to the budget and reducing contributions to local school systems.