Austin Eller

Buford Dam Road will close for roadway maintenance Wednesday at 9 a.m., also prompting the closure of five parks in the area, according to a press release from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Following a mostly uneventful start of the Labor Day holiday on Saturday, Sunday brought an increase in incidents on Georgia’s state-owned waterways.

The Georgia Mountains YMCA in Gainesville is offering a $0 joiner fee now through September 15th.

Gainesville-based Peach State Bank & Trust’s loan portfolio was ranked number one among the best banks in Georgia in an analysis from Performance Trust, a financial advisory and investment banking services company.

Joe Frank Wilkins, 30, of Gainesville faces charges of trafficking of a person for labor or sexual servitude, child molestation, aggravated sexual battery and felony reckless conduct, according to Gainesville police.

The City of Gainesville Department of Water Resources will hold its annual stream cleanup in September, however, this year’s event is going virtual due to concerns about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The Jackson County Historic Courthouse opened its newly restored second-floor courtroom on Monday, marking the end of a restoration project that began in 2007.

A Lula man died after he was involved in an accident on SR 369 in Forsyth County early Friday morning.

Northeast Georgia schools have been gearing up for the start of a new school year by establishing coronavirus related precautions for extracurriculars like band, chorus and theatre.

A woman is in serious condition after she was involved in a residential fire in the 400 block of Prior Street in Gainesville on Friday.