Bryan Pirkle

Authorities have evicted the homeless people who lived beneath a bridge on the edge of downtown Athens one week after a fire destroyed belongings and damaged the bridge.

A section of Bradford Street, between Academy Street and Forrest Avenue, has been closed due to a sinkhole discovered on the site.

Gainesville authorities are investigating a string of purse thefts that have occured in the area over the past month.

S.W.A.T. personnel have been dispatched to the scene of a man barricaded inside his residence in Gwinnett County.

Gwinnett County authorities responded Tuesday evening to an accident involving a G.C.F.D. fire truck.

A parade and reception are planned this week for the state champion Gainesville High School football team.

The Center for Family Prosperity under the Gainesville-Hall County Community Service Center will open the 2013 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Site Wednesday, January 30.

The U.S. Forest Service is again set to enact a requirement to cut down on conflicts between black bears and hikers in a portion of the Chattahoochee National Forest in our area.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Georgia were down in December compared to a year ago by 20.2 percent, according to the state Department of Labor. Meanwhile, with Gainesville again leading the way, the number of new jobs created in the state was up 1.8 percent.

Officials at Lakeview Academy have hired a security officer to patrol the grounds during school hours and other school-related events.