B.J. Williams![]() Recent Articles by B.J. WilliamsThe number of first-time claims for unemployment insurance in Georgia was down 17.1 percent last month compared to June a year ago, with Gainesville recording the second-highest decline One day after being released from jail in Hall County on federal charges, a Cornelia woman was booked at the Habersham County Detention Center on state drug charges. A man who started his teaching career in a one room school in Dawson County and later became the Dean of College Relations at Gainesville State College has died at the age of 95. Police Chief Dan Oates says 14 people are dead following a shooting at suburban Denver movie theater. Georgia's jobless rate has risen slightly, marking its first increase in nearly a year. A body believed to be a Nashville, Tenn., man who fell from a raft in rapids in the Chattooga River has been recovered after spending nearly four days wedged against a rock under the water. Gwinnett County commissioners have voted to keep property tax rates steady for another year Authorities say three bodies have been found in the rubble of a house fire in Cherokee County Gwinnett County authorities said 14 people who were displaced when health officials closed an apartment building due to bat infestation have been cleared to return home. A gunman fired into a crowded downtown bar, then shot people as they ran out, leaving 17 injured including two critically, police in the University of Alabama's hometown said Tuesday. Gainesville City School board members met Monday night, hearing plans for the upcoming school year. Hall County Animal Control said Monday a rabid raccoon came into contact with two dogs in the East Hall area late last week. As expected, the price of both oil and retail gasoline increased from last week, however gains at the pump were minimal compared to the initial spike motorists saw in the first week of July Four families who lived in a small apartment building in Buford have been forced out of their homes by bats. Pre-registration for the first-ever “Devil Dog Run” in honor of injured Marine Sean Adams ends Friday, July 20. One of the electricians burned in an accident at a Jackson County industrial park on July 3 has died from his injuries. A state legislative leader says he and Gov. Nathan Deal will introduce legislation to lower the legal alcohol limit for boaters after wrecks on Lake Lanier have raised concerns about safety. Funeral services will be held Friday for Clarkesville businessman Wallace Patrick Nichols, who owned and operated LaPrades's on Lake Burton for 30 years. A plan to dump treated sludge on a parcel of land in southeastern Dawson County will be scrutinized at a public meeting Monday. Some Hall County officials will meet informally Wednesday to discuss the latest rash of accidents that have occurred on Lake Lanier. 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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