Jan. 23, 2013 - The Georgia Department of Transportation announces routine maintenance activities planned for this week in Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett and Hall Counties. According to GDOT, most activities will only require shoulder or median lane closures. GDOT said, this is a tentative schedule; if emergency response is needed at a crash scene or if emergency repairs are necessary this schedule will change. WHEN: Crews will work Tuesday, January 22…

Jan. 23, 2013 - In a Tuesday night vote, the board members of the Hall County Planning Commission cited overwhelming opposition of the name change by residents as they gave reasons for their recommendation. The issue now goes before the Hall County Board of Commissioners. Public hearings are set for Feb. 14 and 28, and the commission is set to take its final vote on Feb. 28. Those meetings will take place at the Hall County Government Center, 2875…

Jan. 16, 2013 - Road Closure Notice for Gainesville due to necessary repairs. Montrose Drive will be closed from Holly Drive to Woodland Drive. There will be no through traffic allowed on the road until further notice.

Jan. 10, 2013 - Hall County Sheriff's office reports that 32 year old Wesley Hallman and 20 year old Bradley Norton were arrested Tuesday for thefts and burglaries in east Hall County. Read More

Jan. 9, 2013 - Friendship Road in South Hall may have a new name soon. The Hall County Planning Commission is set to consider the matter at its Jan. 22 meeting, set for 5:15 PM at the Hall County Government Center in Gainesville. At one point in time, Friendship Road and Ga. 347 aka Holiday Road ran from Lake Lanier Islands resort to Ga. 211. But in January 2010, the Hall County Board of Commissioners changed the name to Lanier Islands Parkway between…

Jan. 1, 2013 - According to the Georgia State Patrol, 29 year old Brian Allan Churchill died in the crash while driving a on Benton Road, about four miles west of Jefferson. It happened around 11:50 a.m. Authorities said Churchill was negotiating a curve and lost control of the 2008 BMW M3. According to troopers, the car hit a fence, overturned, hit a utility pole, overturned again and then hit a tree. There was a passenger involved in the crash,…

Charles Weaver was found shot to death this morning at a car dealership as in Gainesville this morning. Police were called at about 8 a.m. today to Carriage Mitsubishi at 2801 Browns Bridge Road after an employee found Weaver’s body in the rear of the complex, Cpl. Kevin Holbrook, spokesman for the department, said. Holbrook said the incident likely happened in the early morning. Weaver also is an employee of the dealership and managers there called…