Jan. 3, 2013 - New Hall County Board of Commissioners Chairman Dick Mecum, Commissioner Jeff Stowe, Sheriff Gerald Couch, Tax Commissioner Darla Eden, Surveyor Jason Lourie and Judge Patti Walters Laine. The new officials wish to tell about their hopes for their time in office during the South Hall Business Coalition meeting at 8 AM January 31st. The meeting will be held at the Mulberry Creek Community Center in Flowery Branch.

Jan. 3, 2013 - January 14 two new members of the Hall County Legislative Delegation will be sworn in at the start of the session. Lee Hawkins will represent the 27th District in the state House of Representatives, which covers North Hall County and part of White County. Timothy Barr will represent the newly redrawn 103rd District, which is parts of South Hall and North Gwinnett counties.    

Jan. 2, 2013 -  Hall County parents can feel a little relief today after Hall County School Superintendent Will Schofield announced an enhanced emergency and security preparedness plan taking effect today. Superintendent Schofield said,“We are all painfully aware that the last day of school before the break coincided with the unspeakable tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. Our hearts break with that community, and our nation stands almost universally…

Dec. 11, 2012 - A large plot of land in South Hall was blessed Sunday by area clergy and dignitaries, including Governor Nathan Deal. The 119 acre plot will become the home of a 100 bed hospital in the spring of 2015. The one-hour ceremony featured music, speakers and a responsive blessing.   Mary Lynn Coyle, the health system's board chairwoman said, “Today’s ceremony wasn’t a traditional groundbreaking, like you might attend when a…

Dec. 10, 2012 - We've kept you up to date with all the Spout Springs Road news from South Hall, now we learn that Spout Springs may not be all that gets rebuilt if the project moves forward in the next decade. It appears that Transportation engineers and planners are looking to do work to Elizabeth Lane. They want to realign the road so it will line up with Lake Sterling Drive that leads to Sterling on the Lake, which is one of the area's largest…