Orange traffic cones, bumper-to-bumper traffic, detours, rising blood pressure. Quick: what government agency comes to mind? Why, the state Department of Transportation, of course.
When Hall County Administrator Charley Nix spoke to the Gainesville Kiwanis Club Thursday and it came time for questions from the audience, club members were ready ask about the revelations Monday concerning payments to consultant Carlyle Cox.
Last October, before anyone knew about the frigid winter that was headed to Georgia, Atmos Energy asked the Public Service Commission for permission to increase their rates.
Damage is put at $35,000 following a fire at an Oakwood apartment complex Sunday afternoon but the cause of the blaze remains unknown though Hall County Fire Marshal Scott Cagle now says it may have been electrical in nature.
It was approximately 5:00PM when Kevin Odell of Creekside Apartments heard neighbors banging on his front door, yelling for him to get out because the unit next to his was on fire.
