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It’s a wild summer: Lions, now bears ... oh my! Wildlife watchers can now add a bear doing the breast stroke in Lake Lanier to their list of unusual sightings. 
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New deck is on schedule, built right, contractor says The Georgia Mountains Center parking deck under construction in downtown Gainesville is being precast according to schedule, and builders say they aren’t fazed by this week’s deck collapse in Atlanta.
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Gainesville alcohol laws may change Even Kangaroo could cater under a proposed change to Gainesville’s alcoholic beverage ordinances.
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North Hall development back on table The Hall County Planning Commission soon will hear a request to develop a community that was denied approval in 2007.
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Water service in Gainesville to be interrupted Monday Gainesville water customers who live on Avery Drive can expect a service interruption on Monday. |
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No one hurt in pair of house fires A home in Flowery Branch was completely destroyed and another Hall County home was damaged by fire Thursday, but no one was injured in the blazes, according to Hall County Fire Chief David Kimbrell. |
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Braselton gets more time to spend its SPLOST funds BRASELTON — The town of Braselton and five other Gwinnett County municipalities will get more time to spend special purpose local option sales tax money for transportation and parks and recreation ventures. |
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Meals on Wheels doesn’t forget its four-legged friends Thanks to a national grant, local pets will continue to be fed. The Habersham County Senior Center received a $1,000 grant for the third year under the We All Love Our Pets program to feed senior citizens’ pets through the Meals on Wheels Association of America. "Many of our seniors are at or below the poverty level, and with the downturn of the economy and rising prices of groceries, seniors are feeling ...
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Emergency teams update hazardous spills plan The Hall County Local Emergency Planning Committee is busy updating its annual plan for addressing hazardous material spills. |
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Man's Internet boasts of murder bring indictment The man who called himself the "catchmekiller" used the Internet to taunt the families of missing women, claiming he was a serial killer who had murdered 16 and would kill more.
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Former church employee charged with child molestation A children’s director and son of the pastor of one of Hall County’s largest churches has been charged with molesting an 8-year-old girl at the church.
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New friends for Challenged Child Students at Challenged Child and Friends in Gainesville had an extra special teacher stop in on Thursday.
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Governor's race 2010: No fundraising reports may mean low contributions Like everything else, the economy may have hampered fundraising efforts for gubernatorial hopefuls. |
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This Fourth of July, holiday road is just a short ride Lake Lanier Islands Resort won’t be hurting for business this weekend.
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North House celebrates anniversary with new donated gardens Marilyn Davis wants you to see what you’ve helped to create. Davis, who founded the North House residential recovery home for women on North Avenue more than 20 years ago, had tears in her eyes Wednesday when she thanked each segment of the community that has made the home possible. "These kinds of relationships strengthen our entire recovery community, and when that is strong, our entire community is strong," she said to ...
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Honor Band heads to Hawaiian July Fourth bash The 53 musicians of the Honor Band of Southern Hall County were set to say "Aloha" this morning to the white sands and glorious surf of Hawaii’s famed Waikiki Beach.
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Hours cut at Hall trash compactor sites Hall County’s compactor sites will soon close two hours early, a move that will save the county more than $82,000 over the next year.
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Flowery Branch OKs new sewer laws, plus surcharge FLOWERY BRANCH — Flowery Branch City Council voted Wednesday to approve laws governing sewer use in the city, including adding a $15-per-month surcharge to businesses to help pay for testing and inspections.
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Georgia’s newest laws now in effect Starting today, Georgia becomes the first state in the nation to have a law allowing adoption of an embryo. |
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Little Gillsville keeps chugging along, up 16 since 2000 GILLSVILLE — Other than the fried okra at Jeannie’s Cafe, there’s not much to speak of in this little town.
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Numbers show growth in South Hall may be slowing The smoke may be clearing from a population explosion in the south end of Hall County.
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Gainesville native leaves helm of UGA alumni group Although the University of Georgia Alumni Association welcomes a new president today, Gainesville native Trey Paris isn’t going to step back just yet.
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Local radio pioneer earns lifetime achievement award John Jacobs has seen his radio business go worldwide in 60 years but says success lies in staying local.
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Flowery Branch sewer law would add surcharge for some businesses FLOWERY BRANCH — Flowery Branch City Council could vote today to add a $15-per-month surcharge for commercial sewer users to help pay for testing |
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July Fourth events "North Georgia’s Largest Fireworks Show," Braselton. Racing and fireworks. Qualifying at 6 p.m.; race at 7 p.m. Friday, Lanier National Speedway, 1 Raceway Drive, Braselton. $20 general admission, $5 age 11 and younger, free for age 5 and younger; $10 trackside parking. 770-967-8600.American Legion fireworks, Gainesville. Sponsored by Paul E. Bolding Post 7. Snow cones, hot dogs, horse shoes and fireworks at dusk. Noon Saturday, Laurel Park, 3100 Old ... |
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Justices reverse Hall malpractice case A lengthy medical malpractice case that stemmed from a tick bite may be heading for a retrial after the Georgia Supreme Court this week reversed a jury’s verdict that cleared four Gainesville doctors of negligence. |
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Gainesville to appeal open records ruling, wants letter's names kept private Gainesville will appeal a decision made by a Hall County judge last week. |
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Mormons pick South Hall leader, boundary lines for attendance at new site Boundary lines for South Hall’s new Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been drawn and they take in a chunk of northeast Gwinnett and southeast Hall counties. |
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Holly tree suffers damage from fire Gainesville officials are uncertain about the fate of the holly tree in downtown Gainesville following a fire that left a section of the tree singed and brown.
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City may increase Georgia Mountains Center rental fees The cheapest game in town may get a little more expensive. Gainesville’s Georgia Mountains Center may go up on its rental rates in the coming days — and continue to do so each year — if the City Council approves a measure to adjust the convention center’s rates annually with the Consumer Price Index. Center director Carol Moore said the Georgia Mountains Center needs the annual rate increase to keep up with rising operating costs. ...
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Newtown Florist Club's summer campers learn to be ladies and leaders When you come here, you learn to be a lady.
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Oakwood rolls out its red carpet for City Manager Stan Brown OAKWOOD — Oakwood City Manager Stan Brown was honored during a surprise ceremony Monday morning as he returned to work after spending six months in Iraq as a U.S. Air Force reservist.
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Victims of house fire showered with donations The Stephans returned from vacation to find their home burned to the ground, and now they have more donations than they know how to handle. An empty rental home, furniture, washer, dryer, kitchen and bath essentials and even a wedding band set later, and the family doesn't know how to thank their neighbors enough.
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12th rabies case of year confirmed The 12th rabies case for the year has been discovered in North Hall County. |
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Flowery Branch honored for renewing ethics law Flowery Branch has been recertified as a "City of Ethics." |
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Portion of parking deck in Midtown Atlanta collapses |
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'God and Country' rally at Poplar Springs Baptist Church hits on political, social issues Through speeches, music and videos, more than 100 people filled a South Hall church Sunday afternoon for a two-hour rally to support "God and Country."
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Braselton’s $2.6 million budget boosts election, police budgets BRASELTON — The 2010 budget for Braselton shows decreases in almost every department as the town prepares for smaller revenue collections. But an upcoming election in November means an increase in that budget. |
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Braselton hopes new hotel boosts funding to visitors bureau BRASELTON — The town of Braselton remains hopeful that revenues will increase in the coming fiscal year as a new hotel prepares to open its doors. |
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Public safety director keeps it light Marty Nix may work in a serious business, but he doesn’t take himself too seriously. The office of Hall County’s public safety director and self-described “cut-up” is proof enough — just one glance at the life-sized, cardboard Elvis, adorned with wig and cape, says it all. “You’ve got to keep it light,” Nix said of the work environment at the 911 center where a staff of 51 employees field 10,000 to 12,000 calls each month. ...
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Some seek higher power for better health George Wangemann had followed what he thought was basically healthy eating, aside from the occasional samplings of sweets and carbohydrate-rich foods.
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Gurley created a softball legacy in Jefferson JEFFERSON — It seems like an unlikely place, but life has come full circle for DeMaris Gurley several times over on the high school softball diamond.
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Study says dry fall and winter lead to dearth of spring tornadoes A new study by researchers at the University of Georgia could explain how drought conditions in the fall and winter may affect tornado activity the following spring.
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Gainesville still plans water lines to Belmont Gainesville Public Utilities Director Kelly Randall said the city utility is still moving forward with plans to provide water service to the residents of Belmont, despite Hall County’s recent discussions with Jackson County water officials. |
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Hall authorities ID motorcyclist killed Saturday A motorcyclist killed in a head-on collision Saturday on McEver Road has been identified as Douglass Cole, 39, of Sugar Hill. |
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Iron girl Amanda Duncan has an iron will Amanda Duncan doesn’t run by the street any more. It isn’t that she’s fearful; she just doesn’t.
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New fiscal budget year, with same challenges for schools As the sun sets this week on the most trying fiscal year educators can recall, superintendents and legislators brace for the dawn of fiscal year 2010, which begins Wednesday.
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Jefferson's Freedom Festival dishes out old-fashioned fun JEFFERSON — In an age when everyone seems to be clamoring for the newest model of gizmo or gadget, there are still people clinging to good old-fashioned fun.
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Local tattoo artists welcome regulation, aim to clean up industry's image To many tattoo artists, skin is a blank canvas and every tattoo tells a story.
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Hall County receives less revenue from state court fines Through good economic times and bad, one source of revenue most county governments can count on to remain constant is court fines. That’s not the case in Hall County. |
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