Christian Ashliman

Officials with the Forsyth County School District and the Chamber of Commerce provided a “State of the Schools” update for the public on July 25, as the new school year begins this week.

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced Friday plans to reopen a bridge spanning the Middle Oconee River that connects Jackson and Barrow counties.

The Hall County Board of Commissioners Thursday approved proclamations that will observe August as Black Business and Philanthropy Month and July as Muslim American Heritage Month.

The Hall County Board of Commissioners Thursday night approved a pair of cell towers to be installed in the county with the aim of bolstering area coverage.

The Hall County Board of Commissioners Thursday was forced to scrap a transportation special purpose local option sales tax initiative after negotiations with Buford and Rest Haven broke down.

A man from Dalton was arrested Saturday after he pointed a green laser at a Gwinnett County police helicopter during an air security check.

The animal shelter in Forsyth County is asking the community to adopt or foster animals, as space in the shelter is nearing maximum capacity.

Students at Lanier College and Career Academy and East Hall High School will have new K9s roaming the halls with them when school starts on August 4.

Officials are offering a reward for any information from a July 18 blaze that destroyed a camper in Toccoa, as the incident is believed to have been an act of arson.

Gainesville got a new restaurant Monday when Hawaiian eatery Hello Hilo opened its doors to the public, bringing the ‘Aloha Spirit’ to Northeast Georgia.