Hall County Animal Control officials said they received confirmation Thursday, May 21 that a rabid raccoon was found on Forrester Road in the northern part of the county.
Rangers with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources will have an extra job responsibility on area lakes and state parks this Memorial Day weekend.
As the coronavirus pandemic shuttered businesses across the state, Georgia's unemployment rate hit an all-time high of 11.9% in April, according to State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler.
Following action by the Federal Communications, four Northeast Georgia counties may now receive broadcasts from Georgia television and satellite companies, specifically those in the Atlanta area.
Memorial Day will look different in Gainesville this year, but members of Paul E. Bolding American Legion Post 7 say that will be okay as long as the community remembers what the day is really about.
The state of Georgia reached its lowest number of hospitalized COVID-19 positive patients since early April, according to information released Tuesday afternoon by Gov. Brian Kemp's office.
The University of North Georgia's Center for Healthy Aging is hosting a virtual town hall meeting Tuesday, May 19 to educate area senior adults on the impact of COVID-19 on the senior community.
Two months after taking nearly $260,000 worth of methemphetamine off the streets, the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office has made drug seizure believed to be related to the first.
