Hamilton Keener

Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced Thursday that Gainesville documented an unemployment rate of 3.1 percent in August, up six-tenths of a percent over the month.

Angel Rodriguez has been awarded the Principal of the Year award by the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents.

The Habersham County Sherrif’s Office is investigating a Tuesday afternoon wreck that left three people injured and shut down Ga. 17 near the White County line for three hours.

The Gwinnett County Police Department arrested a man Tuesday suspected of shooting another man Sunday night in Lawrenceville.

Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville recently donated 30 of the Georgia Trauma Commission’s Stop the Bleed kits to the Gainesville City Police Department.

The Dawson County Transfer Station announced the grand opening celebration for the Dawson County Recycling Center will take place Tuesday, October 3 at 9:30 a.m.

Governor Brian Kemp announced that the Board of Public Safety unanimously voted Thursday to approve Lt. Colonel William “Billy” Hitchens to serve as the next Department of Public Safety Commissioner and Colonel of the Georgia State Patrol.

Gwinnett County officials dedicated Sunday a dog park in Graves Park to fallen SWAT K9 Blue.

After 18 months of construction, Hall County School officials cut the ribbon Monday on West Hall High School's new nearly 30,000-square-foot fine arts center.

Sawnee EMC honored six employees on Friday who have achieved 20 years of service with the corporation.