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A five-story building is being built in downtown Gainesville on top of a parking lot. The project will cost $14.25-million for the roughly 40,000-square-foot building.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce is searching for a new president and chief executive officer after Kit Dunlap announced her retirement earlier this year after serving the Chamber for over 26 years.

A utility trailer in Jackson County was taken from a construction site in Commerce. JCSO Sheriff Janis Mangum told AccessWDUN that the trailer is worth roughly $5,000.

A Flowery Branch man who was arrested earlier this year on sexual exploitation of children charges will now face hundreds of added charges related to the possession of child sex abuse material.

Nearly $62,000 of illegal drugs were seized following the arrest of a Gainesville man on Monday. 22-year-old Rodolfo Rodriguez-Puentes was finally apprehended at his residence after he got away.

An Oakwood Police Department detective was arrested by the Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) on Aug. 3 in Flowery Branch for a DUI charge.

Chick-fil-A Oakwood — formerly Chick-fil-A Robson Crossing — reopens for business on Thursday.

Governor Brian Kemp extended the suspension of Rabun County Sheriff Chad Nichols on Monday. This comes after a slew of charge from May 31.

Lake Lanier Olympic Park (LLOP) will hold its final Food Truck Friday this week. The Food Truck Friday series is sponsored by the City of Gainesville and will be start at 5 p.m.

Several people, including at least one student, were injured Friday afternoon in a crash involving a school bus in East Hall County.