The Hall County Sheriff’s Office said Bill Wilson Road is closed to traffic while fire crews battle a large fire at a winery in the northeastern county.
The Georgia House of Representatives Committee on Assignments has reappointed State Representative Matt Dubnik of Gainesville as the Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education.
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper said the department is working to address the state’s first commercial poultry detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Elbert County.
Two people were taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville after a Saturday morning wreck with entrapment on GA. 365 northbound at Wilbanks Road in Baldwin.
The Flowery Branch City Council gave its first approval for annexation and rezoning to allow a large-scale Pickleball Facility at 4272 Thurmond Tanner Parkway.
Winter weather continues to impact the Northeast Georgia area, with some local school systems announcing closures or altered schedules for Friday, January 17.