B.J. Williams![]() Recent Articles by B.J. WilliamsGainesville's city council has given first-reading approval to an ordinance designed to track stolen goods that wind up at pawnshops. The parents of a toddler hospitalized after being struck by a falling tree branch say he's making progress in his recovery -- and doctors now expect him to survive. Democratic Rep. John Barrow held off a Republican challenger Tuesday to win a tough re-election battle in an east Georgia district that had been retooled. Once the polls closed at 7PM it only took about two hours for Republican Doug Collins’ cell phone to ring. It was Jody Cooley. Georgians have approved a constitutional amendment that would allow a new state board to issue charters for private operators to run independent public schools. Although the general election cycle has been much quieter than the primary and the run-off cycles, there were still some local races on county ballots. Three Republican congressmen from Georgia will serve another two-year term after running unopposed for re-election. Despite all the efforts of the Hall County elections office staff to educate voters, Elections Director Charlotte Sosebee says there's still some confusion on this election day. Two adults and two children were displaced by a fire at a home on Bethel Bower Road in Barrow County Monday afternoon. The Quinlan Visual Arts Center now has permission to demolish a historic house that sits on property next to the center. Here's a look at some key questions and answers for Georgia voters as they head to the polls Tuesday. As a surrogate for the Mitt Romney campaign, Hall County Commissioner Ashley Bell will have a chance to watch election returns from a new vantage point Tuesday night. Community leaders say they have 200 signatures on a petition and they will attend this Thursday's Hall County Commission meeting ready to fight a proposed landfill. Some New Jersey election watchdog groups are worried about the security of letting displaced New Jersey residents vote by email. Georgia early voting picked up in the final days, but it looks like turnout will fall just short of the 2 million ballots cast before the 2008 election. As Veterans Day approaches, the schools in the West Hall area have planned a community event designed to salute military personnel. Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation announced Monday that customer rates will drop for the second time this year. The Georgia State Patrol is looking for a few good troopers. Sunday at 2:00 a.m. marks the official return to standard time for most Americans. The Hall County Board of Commissioners will hold their first county commission meeting at the new government center on Browns Bridge Road at 6 p.m. on Nov. 8. 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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