B.J. Williams![]() Recent Articles by B.J. WilliamsThe Kiwanis Club of Gainesville estimated that members served up as many as 2,000 plates of pancakes at their annual fundraising breakfast Saturday morning. Authorities with Banks County dispatch say both northbound lanes of Interstate 85 at mile marker 155 were blocked for a time Saturday as the result of an accident. An Athens grandmother has made history in Georgia, becoming the first woman in the state to act as a gestational carrier for her own grandchild. The firefighters from Hall County Fire Services are in the middle of the 23rd annual 'Give Burns the Boot' ® Drive. A Forsyth County woman last seen at 7:00 Friday morning has been found safe. Authorities have identified the body of a man who was found entombed in concrete in the backyard of a northeast Georgia home. Deputy Fire Chief Jerome Yarbrough was named Interim Fire Chief for the city of Gainesville, following the sudden retirement of Jon Cananda earlier this month. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the United States must continue sending diplomats and aid workers to the Arab world's emerging democracies, despite last month's deadly attack in Libya. The Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce has formed a search committee to fill its vacant President/CEO position. The Gainesville Farmers Market will be able to remain open into November thanks to a partnership with First Baptist Church on Green Street. Hall County Commissioners Thursday named an interim warden to take the place of Avery Niles as he assumes the post of interim commissioner of the state's Department of Juvenile Justice. City officials will closed a number of downtown streets beginning at 5:00 p.m. Thursday for the annual Mule Camp Markest festival sponsored by the Gainesville Jaycees. Developers of a poultry processing plant in the East Hall area can expect some opposition from area residents when they take their plan before the Hall County Planning Commission Monday night. A lawsuit alleging illegal campaigning by public education officials opposed to a constitutional amendment on charter schools unraveled Wednesday in a Fulton County courtroom. The revitalization of Lakeshore Mall in Gainesville continued with the grand re-opening Wednesday of the Belk women's store. An Atlanta man has been jailed in connection with a number of burglaries in Atlanta and north Georgia, including two in Gainesville. The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce offered free health screenings to the public and honored area companies that focus on fitness during Wednesday's 6th Annual Health Smart Expo at the Georgia Mountains Center. The Hall Tax Assessors Office is the latest county government office to relocate to the new county government center. The case is more than a year old, but Hall County authorities are hoping if they remind the public, they'll get some new leads in the disappearance of a Hall County man. Hall County School Superintendent Will Schofield got the go-ahead from school board members Monday afternoon to explore the idea of making the entire district one of "universal choice." 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 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | Next |
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