Jerry Gunn

Flowery Branch City Council Thursday night expanded its downtown Main Street retail with a vote to lease a city owned building.

The second time was the charm for the developer of a major commercial and residential project near the Gateway Industrial Park on Highway 365 at the Hall County Planning Commission

Shoppers at the Winder Wal-Mart skipped their post Thanksgiving dinner naps to fill the parking lot and line up inside the store for those big holiday discounts.

Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee convened a two hour field hearing in Gainesville, the only one in Georgia, Monday that focused on the rural America impact of the Affordable Care Act.

Flowery Branch City Council Thursday night seemed to enjoy the update from Finance Director Jeremy Perry with his report there

Gainesville School Board members Monday night tabled until January, 2014 any action on recommendations concerning Woods Mill Academy; School Superintendent Merrianne Dyer says students need time to understand the changes.

Hall County Commissioners unanimously sided with Hanson Aggregates LLC Thursday night in its request to rezone 113 acres for eventual expansion in Southeast Hall County

Hall County

An ordinance amendment aimed at expanding the city

Hall County Planning Commission members Monday night felt there were too many unanswered questions about rezoning a huge tract of land on Highway 365 for planned commercial and residential development, so the developer got another month to come up with answers.