B.J. Williams![]() Recent Articles by B.J. WilliamsBaseball season may be winding down for the big leaguers, but it's just beginning for a group of special athletes at Hall County's Field of Dreams. Georgia's political leaders are taking another look at legislation aimed at encouraging more water conservation Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was celebrated Saturday for "the good he did, the dream he kept alive," his funeral inside a soaring Catholic church a memorial to one man's life and a remarkable political era now ended. The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee is looking for the county's most well-maintained areas. The double shooting that happened Wednesday morning in the parking lot of a medical office park in Dacula was the result of a long time dispute between the two men involved. Ninth District Congressman Nathan Deal responded Wednesday afternoon to a complaint filed with the Office of Congressional Ethics by a Washington watchdog group, alleging he has violated House rules and federal law in connection with a Gainesville business he co-owns. Gwinnett County police say a shootout in a medical office complex parking lot in the Dacula area has left one man dead and another wounded. Hall, Gwinnett and Forsyth counties are singing the praises of their high school students who have made big advances on the SAT college entrance exam. Southeastern Insurance Group announces that Gainesville native Jeff Williams has joined the Agency as a commercial and personal lines property, casualty and life insurance producer. Anna Gines, a Hall County resident for 20 years and head of its United Way for 16 years, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Jackson EMC Foundation. The so-called ``Crown Royal Bandit'' has pleaded guilty in federal court to a string of bank robbery and weapons charges. Yonah Mountain Vineyards, the newest vineyard and winery in Northeast Georgia, has opened its tasting room to pour and sell wine on Highway 17 in Sautee-Nacoochee. Chestatee Regional Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. George Petro to their healthcare team. ACTS Retirement-Life Communities, parent company of Lanier Village Estates, has been selected to receive the 2009 Excellence in the Workplace Award from AAHSA. The Georgia Department of Transportation has finished paving four new lanes of Atlanta Highway in south Hall County, moving the project quickly toward its finish. Three dogs came into contact with a skunk Monday in north Hall County, and now that skunk has tested positive for rabies. An Auburn man was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court for threatening to blow up FBI buildings across the country. The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce Education Division will hold a Partners In Education (PIE) Planning Meeting on Thursday, August 20 at 3:00 at the Greater Hall Chamber An Auburn woman got 30 days in jail and a $4,000 fine on charges stemming from an after-prom party where an 18-year-old died. When residents of the retirement community Village at Deaton Creek heard that students at Lyman Hall Elementary School were likely to start school without the supplies they needed, they went shopping for the kids. 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 | Next |
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