Bryan Pirkle

Employees of the Hall County School System who hold valid CPR and AED certificates will receive a $50 stipend as part of a stipulation made in the recently-approved F.Y. 2018 school district budget.

While many details remain unclear, a young boy was flown from a Winder residence to Atlanta late Wednesday afternoon to receive medical treatment for an apparent gunshot wound.

A three-day music and arts festival that wants to relocate to Hall County was the subject of an extended discussion Monday afternoon during the county commission's work session.

One adult and three juveniles have been displaced by a house fire that broke out late Friday evening in southern Hall County.

Authorities are searching for an unidentified Hispanic male who fled the scene of an accident involving two vehicles and a train in southeast Hall County Thursday evening.

This week, the Afternoon News Wrap continued its year-long look at Georgia's opioid crisis by discussing new legislation passed to address the issue, inviting back to the show Dallas Gay, someone many have called the driving force behind abuse legislation in the state.

The Georgia Council of the Blind held its annual convention/conference meeting April 28-29, 2017, at the Ramada Inn Lanier Centre.

Gov. Nathan Deal stopped by Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville Tuesday afternoon to sign into law Senate Bill 102, otherwise known as the Cardiac Care Bill.

This week on the ANW's Local Business Spotlight, host Russell Brown chatted with Morgan Klieber of Kona Ice of Greater Gainesville, talking about the decision to enter the frozen treat business, as well as what the business is doing to help the community.

Mental "burnout" can take hold in any line of work, but it is especially prevalent (and dangerous) in the medical profession. Psychiatrist, instructor and author Dr. Michael F. Myers joined the ANW this week to talk about the issue increasingly popping up in the field of medicine, and how it can be addressed.