B.J. Williams

Police in the Alabama beach town of Gulf Shores say a car participating in the city's Fat Tuesday parade accidentally plowed into a band, leaving three young people in critical condition and eight others with less-severe injuries.

A man from Gainesville has been charged with simple battery following an altercation outside of an Athens bar over the weekend.

A number of schools in North Georgia - including all Hall County high schools and Gainesville High School - received designation as AP Honor Schools in one or more categories.

Motorists traveling on Ga. 53 between Hall and Forsyth counties overnight Tuesday and Wednesday will have their drive affected by continued construction on Boling Bridge over Lake Lanier.

Hall County School Board members have approved $27.5 million for SPLOST-funded construction projects at North Hall and West Hall high schools and the Academies of Discovery

The University of North Georgia will stage its annual disaster drill on the Gainesville campus next week.

Hundreds of alumni along with teachers, current and former, and community supporters descended on the Gainesville High School campus Sunday afternoon to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the school.

The Georgia Department of Labor’s (GDOL) Habersham Career Center will help Flexicrew, a staffing and employment agency, recruit 50 employees to work in Habersham and Hall counties.

It happens every year as refineries shift into maintenance season - gas prices go up. Georgia gas prices are up 3-cents a gallon this week.

When the Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board meets on March 14, members will get a look at three separate requests for one big active adult community.