Lauren Hunter

The Hall County Sheriff’s Office announced in a social media post that they will be taking a common-sense approach when it comes to enforcing recent shelter in place orders.

Students and staff of the University of North Georgia returned Monday from a two-week hiatus to continue instruction. But instead of returning to the college campus, they are adjusting to a virtual classroom while the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Governor Brian Kemp announced today that a new plan to utilize laboratory resources from the University System of Georgia, Georgia Public Health Laboratory and Emory University will allow for processing of around 3,000 tests per day for COVID-19.

A raccoon that came into contact with two dogs in the 5000 block of Lee Road in Murrayville has tested positive for rabies.

The Humane Society of Northeast Georgia’s Clear the Shelter event from this past weekend saw over 100 animals get adopted and go to their forever homes.

Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Charlotte Nash and mayors of all 16 cities in the county issued mandatory stay at home orders Friday to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

The Gainesville Police Department is asking the public to be on the lookout for a man who falsely identified himself as a Gainesville Police Officer.

If you’re suffering through quarantine alone or just want a snuggly companion, the Humane Society of Northeast Georgia is hosting a Clear the Shelter adoption event this weekend.

The Hall County School System donated medical supplies including goggles, masks and gowns to Northeast Georgia Medical Center last week. The supplies will help protect NGMC staff who may be exposed to COVID-19.

Alliance Prosthetics and Orthotics is a medical practice that specializes in treating patients with orthoses, or braces, and prostheses, or artificial limbs. The business first opened in Braselton in 2016, then followed with another location in Gainesville in September of 2019.