Caleb Hutchins

​An amendment to Hall County's zoning codes that will govern short-term rentals at residential properties was approved Thursday night by the county commission.

A rezoning request that would pave the way for a more-than 350-unit apartment development on Spout Springs Road in south Hall County has been tabled for the second time by the Hall County Planning Commission.

The Flowery Branch City Council gave final approval to changes to a proposed addition to the Sterling on the Lake subdivision at it's meeting Thursday.

The developers of a planned subdivision near downtown Flowery Branch that was originally approved in 2006 are changing the layout plans for the neighborhood and finally beginning development.

School officials throughout Hall County say they are preparing for potential participants in the National School Walkout that some organizations are encouraging Wednesday across the country.

The Hall County Commission is one step closer to approving a new ordinance that would govern short-term rentals of residential properties.

The Hall County Planning Commission has recommended approval for a rezoning that would allow a developer to build in a previously abandoned neighborhood development in the northwest side of the county.

The city of Flowery Branch has seen three new residential developments approved by the city council in the past three months, but now a development is being proposed that could feature more homes than those three neighborhoods combined.