Christian Ashliman

The Kiwanis Club of Gainesville met Tuesday afternoon with officials who provided updates on the Marriott hotel, neighboring apartments, Decoy “eatertainment” venue and the upcoming Alley Bar.

The Hall County Planning Commission Monday night recommended approval of two parcels seeking to add 337 new lots in a subdivision on Lake Lanier.

Gainesville-based Beyond Dementia Coalition Friday gave members of local law enforcement the chance to experience a virtual dementia tour in an effort to spread awareness of the disease.

Officials with Banks County Fire and Emergency Services remained on scene Monday afternoon after a weekend fire at the Metro Site Fabricators facility in Commerce.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced in June they are searching for non-federal aid in managing recreational parks around Lake Lanier, and have received bids from Dawson, Forsyth and Hall counties.

Hall County officials confirmed Friday evening that one person had contact with a rabid fox in the Shady Lane Drive area of Gainesville.

A fatal single-vehicle wreck in Lumpkin County Thursday left a three-year-old girl dead after the car traveled down an embankment and overturned in a river.

The Hall County Board of Commissioners Thursday night tabled a vote on a new transportation special purpose local option sales tax slated for the ballot this November.

A house fire broke out Tuesday night and continued into the early morning hours Wednesday at a single-family home in Gillsville.

A Gainesville man is now facing felony animal cruelty charges for allegedly strangling two baby chickens following an investigation into a domestic incident Monday.