Flowery Branch News

With the help of kind strangers, a Flowery Branch man has found the family of the sailor who lost his World War II dog tag at Green Street Pool in Gainesville.

Kanler Coker will get one more reward for his stellar senior season. After graduating early and signing a letter of intent for North Carolina on National Signing Day last week, the former Flowery Branch quarterback will be honored by the Touchdown Club of Atlanta as its Offensive Player of the Year from the Metro Atlanta Area.

What: Annexation/rezoning request by Lafarge Southeast Aggregates When: 6 p.m. Feb.

Team Georgia excelled in last weekend's National Junior Weightlifting Championships, in Itasca, Il.

The No. 2 prospect in the 2013 class, Kaela Davis of Buford, Ga., an early commit to Tennessee, has reopened her recruitment.

The Deacons had another solid recruiting class, but unlike some of the more high-profile classes in the ACC, Wake Forest is focused more on long-term development than early impact.

Flowery Branch City Council won't be meeting on its normal dates through early March because of a shortage of available council members.

A 7th grader from Davis Middle School is the winner of this year's Hall County Spelling Bee.

Weather: Clouds will increase throughout the day , according to the National Weather Service, and high temperatures will reach into the mid 60s.

Flowery Branch golfers Kameron Williams and Colby Stone took home the overall title in a 39-team field at the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour's seventh annual Four-Ball Championship on Sunday at the Lake Course at Robert Trent Jones Trail's Grand National in Opelika, Ala.

Lojuana Howard, left, of Gainesville and Cathy Slaton, center, of Pendergrass talk with Julie Whitlow, a Best Buy digital life specialist, about purchasing new cell phones Thursday during an Active Generation Technology Training session at the Mulberry Creek Community Center in Flowery Branch.

The North Hall and Chestatee wrestling teams are set up for another showdown -- this time in the Hall County Duals.

March 6 : Presidential primary; registration deadline Feb. 6; early voting begins Feb.

A federal judicial panel in Miami is considering whether to consolidate lawsuits filed around the country by more than 300 former NFL players seeking damages for concussions they suffered.

Qualifying is underway for an open city council post in Flowery Branch. Candidates who wish to run for the Post 2 seat have until Friday at noon to complete the necessary paperwork and pay the $144 qualifying fee, according to a spokeswoman at Flowery Branch City Hall.

Flowery Branch qualifying When: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and 8 a.m. to noon Friday Where: City Hall, 5517 Main St.

Tara Richards watches as 22-month-old daughter Jordan and son Brady, 3, use her iPad to talk with their grandmother Sunday in Flowery Branch.

The City of Flowery Branch is in stable fiscal condition according to City Manager Bill Andrew.

The city has collected more property taxes than planned and saw a 180 percent jump in revenue it collects from in insurance premium taxes, City Manager Bill Andrew told City Council in a "state of the city" presentation Friday night.

What: A basic physical defense program to teach women how to avoid sexual assaults When: 6-9 p.m., Jan.