Derreck Booth![]() Recent Articles by Derreck BoothThe Forsyth County Water and Sewer Department is warning its customers about some potentially fraudulent phone calls. Gainesville Firefighters said a fire this Friday afternoon on Parkhill Drive appeared to have been intentionally set. The Georgia State Patrol in north Georgia and elsewhere in the state will be out in force for what's expected to be a busy Memorial Day weekend on the roads. Gwinnett County's new fire chief becomes official Saturday. Four north Hall County residents are awaiting arraignment in Hall County Magistrate Court in connection with a hoarding case. While a robbery and shooting victim continues to recover in an Atlanta hospital, Hall County authorities continued the search for a suspect Thursday evening. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office went to the public Thursday afternoon for assistance in a missing person case. A Pendergrass man was in the Jackson County Jail without bond Wednesday in connection with a rape charge. Hall County emergency dispatchers said the northbound side of Interstate 985 was opened around 6:20 p.m. Tuesday. A family known for logistics in Hall County is collecting goods for the victims of tornados in Oklahoma through its businesses, as others in the community join in or help in their own ways. The impact from the weekend flooding in north Georgia continues to unfold, with Flowery Branch officials Tuesday releasing details of sewer spill on Sunday during the height of the flooding. Gov. Nathan Deal says he believes in the right of atheist groups to donate literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks just as Bibles are allowed. Gwinnett County emergency crews have freed a man who had been trapped in a retaining wall collapse that happened around 12:00 p.m. Tuesday at a residence in Buford. Hall County first responders were evaluating one person for possible smoke inhalation Tuesday afternoon following a 12:00 p.m. house fire in the southeastern part of the county. The timing couldn't have been any better for the employees of a bank in Oakwood. An apparent robbery attempt was thwarted because employees had just locked the doors at closing. A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, and officials said the death toll was expected to rise. White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama's spokesman disclosed Monday, expanding the circle of top officials who knew of the audit beyond those named earlier. As crews continued to repair several rain-damaged roads in south Hall County, school officials were keeping close tabs on the progress. Georgia Democratic Party Chair Mike Berlon is being disciplined by the State Bar of Georgia after he acknowledged violating rules in his private work as an attorney. The Department of Veterans Affairs has appointed Leslie B. Wiggins as the new director of the Atlanta VA Medical Center. 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 | Next |
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