Ball Ground News

J. Hoyt Nelms, 88, died Saturday, December 17, 2011. Born in the Sanford Community in Madison County on June 16, 1923, he was the son of the late Hoyt J. and Irene Williams Nelms.

Today is the first day of Sunday alcohol sales in Canton. In November, Canton voters overwhelmingly endorsed a referendum in support of packaged alcohol sales in liquor stores, grocery stores and convenience stores on Sundays from 12:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Thursday, the Canton City Council approved an ordinance that makes it legal -a step that Ball ... (more)

McGruber writes "Michael Baker, a 62-year-old man from Ball Ground, Georgia, was recently arrested and charged with multiple counts of fraud for allegedly placing false equipment orders.

A former Verizon Wireless employee from metro Atlanta was arraigned Friday on 30 counts of fraud in connection with a scheme to steal millions of dollars in high-value network communications equipment From Verizon Wireless.