B.J. Williams![]() Recent Articles by B.J. WilliamsNorth Georgians may have the holiday weekend on their minds, but that doesn't mean they've forgotten the people affected by this week's tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. Veterans from Gilmer County and the surrounding area are ready once again to commemorate Memorial Day at the Veterans Memorial Bridge and Garden in Ellijay. Saturday, May 25, marks the 24th anniversary for the Sautee-Nacoochee Volunteer Firefighters Annual "Pig Out Barbeque." The American Collegiate Rowing Association National Championship Regatta comes to Gainesville this weekend and brings heavy traffic along with it. Fire investigators are still not sure what sparked a fire that destroyed a 6,000 square-foot home on Park Royal Drive in the Royal Lakes subdivision in south Hall County Friday morning. After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time Memorial services will be held Sunday for former Lavonia City Councilman David Whitworth, who died Wednesday at Ty Cobb Regional Hospital. Federal authorities are investigating after a Boeing 747 on approach to Atlanta's airport lost parts from its right wing that landed on a woman's house in Clayton County. Hall County authorities are looking for an armed woman who shot and robbed an employee at Wayne Wilson Pottery on Georgia Highway 365 this morning. The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its millions of members. Alpharetta in North Georgia is among the fast-growing cities in the United States, according to a federal population estimate released Thursday. A woman turned herself in to Forsyth County authorities Tuesday to face a list of charges, alleging she stole money in her role as a bank employee. The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday that she had done nothing wrong in the episode, and then invoked her constitutional right to refuse to answer lawmakers' questions. But the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee says she may be asked to return. Gaining confidence as he nailed questions about obscure island chains, bodies of water, global trade and culture, 12-year-old Sathwik Karnik cruised to victory Wednesday in the 2013 National Geographic Bee. The city of Gainesville is moving ahead with a plan to consider a new convention center and hotel project. Right in the middle of all of the rain and flooding over the weekend, thieves were at work along Gainesville Highway in the Buford-Flowery Branch area. A Forsyth County man has died following a Monday afternoon crash at the intersection of Chattahoochee and Bethel View Roads near Cumming. Gov. Nathan Deal says his administration is studying ways other states are expanding their Medicaid programs. Even though Georgia's Salvation Army units have not been mobilized for relief efforts in Oklahoma, they are on standby, according to Lt. Matt Cunningham, the Commander of Gainesville's post. Once again, the Hall County School Board has some tough decisions to make when it comes to an operating budget. Previous |1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | Next |
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