B.J. Williams Recent Articles by B.J. WilliamsThe bombs that blew up seconds apart at the finish line of one of the world's most storied races left the streets spattered with blood and glass, three dead, more than 140 wounded and maimed and gaping questions of who chose to attack at the Boston Marathon and why. Officials in Atlanta say they're stepping up security in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing. Since April is Child Sexual Abuse Awareness Prevention Month, local advocates have renewed their push to train a portion of Hall County's adults in preventing child sexual abuse. Insurgents launched what appeared to be a highly coordinated string of attacks across Iraq on Monday morning, killing at least 36 and wounding more than 200, according to officials. Authorities say a man was in a coma after a beating outside a bar in the small west Georgia town of Villa Rica. Forecasters said two tornadoes touched down in Georgia during a recent storm system, damaging homes in western and north Georgia. Georgia is featured prominently in a survey of ZIP codes where mortgage holders owe more on their homes than the homes are now worth. With the deadline looming for tax filing, several post offices in the north Georgia area will stay open past their usual 5 p.m. closing time to accept tax returns. With a goal of promoting safety, health and wellness among Hall County's youth, American Legion Post 328 in Flowery Branch held its first ever health and safety expo this weekend. Caught between a fast approaching change expected to bring larger cargo ships to the Savannah River and tough times coaxing money from Washington, Georgia officials are taking a closer look at having state taxpayers pay more upfront to begin deepening the waterway to the bustling Port of Savannah. Georgia is moving forward with a plan to standardize annual evaluations for teachers and principals based, in part, on student performance. Groundbreaking ceremonies will be held Wednesday at 3:00 for the initial phase of the new Smithgall Woodland Garden in Gainesville. Full summer pool for Lake Lanier is 1071 feet, and the lake has risen to that level more than two weeks ahead of schedule. Family members of the man who took Gwinnett County firefighters hostage on Wednesday say they are thankful for the way authorities handled the situation, even though Lauren Brown died in the incident. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day (Operation Pill Drop) which will take place on Saturday, April 27, with three collection locations planned in Hall County. Chestnut Grove Baptist Church in Athens is working with the D&E Group to offer a free seminar to help area homeowners avoid foreclosure. The seminar is scheduled for Saturday, April 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Three Gainesville men were arrested Thursday on drug charges after local agents said they found two of them growing marijuana. The congregation at Lanier Hills Church in Hall County built an athletic field for the community to use, but vandals last week destroyed the property; now, church members are hoping someone will come forward with information. Organizers said they knew it would be a busy day when nearly 500 people came through the doors of the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce Job Fair and Expo in the first half hour of the event. Gov. Nathan Deal has signed into law a bill that changes oversight of video poker machines in the state and also opens the door for some proceeds to be directed to the HOPE scholarship program. 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 | Next |
  
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