Gainesville News Archives

“The politically correct answer is that this is a way for SunTrust to deepen its deposit franchise in Hall County, which is still a growth area and key part of the Atlanta MSA”

SunTrust Banks Inc. learns Thursday whether shareholders of GB&T Bancshares Inc. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“During those sessions he would convince the victims to conduct sexual acts that would be important to their therapy”

A self-proclaimed hypnosis trainer already jailed on charges he raped two teens in Gwinnett County has been hit with 22 additional sex charges in Cobb County, authorities announced Monday. via MyATLtv.com

North Hall boys win Region 7-AAA title Sophomore Jimmy Lloyd carded a career-low 66 to lead the Trojans to their second consecutive region title on Monday at Royal Lakes. via The Times

“We are very excited to be hosting the convention and the community has really come behind us to welcome everyone to White County”

By Harris Blackwood hblackwood@gainesvilletimes.com The Democratic and Republican parties will hold district conventions today to select delegates to their respective national conventions. via The Times

It was a well-placed bullet that knocked out Charter Communications entire cable TV, Internet and phone system in Hall County Wednesday night. via WDUN-AM Gainesville

As the Tour de Georgia kicked off Stage One of the race Monday in Tybee Island, Gainesville officials prepared for cyclists to hit Hall County on Wednesday. via WDUN-AM Gainesville

By Harris Blackwood hblackwood@gainesvilletimes.com Four persons were injured Monday in an apartment fire at Summit Street Apartments, across from Northeast Georgia Medical Center. via The Times

“You'd like to think they are, but I think that's all the more reason, in this day and age, it's good to have a police presence there.”

With the shock not completely worn off, colleges nationwide are operating or putting in place security measures to help prevent a repeat of the Virginia Tech massacre, which happened a year ago today. via The Times

A five-year-old Gainesville girl was badly burned and two of her family members were injured in a fiery crash in Forsyth County on Wednesday night. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A hypnosis trainer who conducts seminars across the country has been charged in the rape of a 13-year-old girl and a 19-year-old woman. via WXIA-TV Atlanta

Two men were arrested Tuesday at an undisclosed location in Gainesville after they negotiated with a prostitute to pay for sex, officials said Wednesday. via The Times

Construction on Gainesville's biggest public recreation project ever, the Frances Meadows Aquatic and Community Center, is nearing completion.

A Colorado State University professor known as the 'father of environmental ethics' spoke to his First United Methodist Church audience Sunday night about the 'reverence for life'. Dr.

A pizza deliveryman was robbed at gunpoint at a Washington Street apartment complex Sunday night.

A Gainesville couple is in jail after being charged in the death of the man's 79-year-old mother. via MyATLtv.com

Twenty-year-old Cody Rhoden of Gainesville was denied bond Friday during a preliminary hearing in a Gwinnett County court.

Three more men have been arrested over the past couple of days in Hall County public parks on sex-related charges.

Three Gainesville teenagers face gang-related charges after their arrests during a fight involving rival gang members in a parking lot on Atlanta Road.

The City of Gainesville has a nearly $400,000 state grant and it wants to know what you think about the way it plans to use it.

The tax-filing deadline is next week - and the U.S. Justice Department reports the indictment of a Hall County woman and a Forsyth County man it says have not been paying their fair share of taxes.

The state Department of Community Health said it has notified state and federal agencies that a Florida company mistakenly put the private records of up to 71,000 Georgians on the Internet.

Hall County authorities report two more prostitution-related arrests, bringing the number to at least 15 since the first of the year.

The description of one of two men wanted in connection with a couple of overnight robberies in Gainesville includes what may be a first: a description of his underwear.

The chairman of the Hall County Commission confirmed Thursday that the embattled chairman of the county Board of Tax Assessors will be taking a paid leave of absence.

On Monday, agents with the Multi Agency Narcotics Squad along with Hall County Uniformed Patrol Division arrested two men for the possession of a large quantity of methamphetamine.

Hall County Commissioners Monday were urged to take action on allegedly questionable activities by the Tax Assessors Board Chairman and the county clerk of courts.

A child was badly burned Monday afternoon at Kiku's Restaurant on Dawsonville Highway in Gainesville.

A Gainesville man was arrested Monday after vandalizing a local church. Hall County Sheriff's Lieutenant Scott Ware said officers observed Victoriano Lopez-Hernandez fighting with two individuals who turned out ...

Hall County government may consider assisting the city of Gainesville in funding the $11.5 million sewer project along Ga.

Fire truck and ambulance sirens were heard across Hall County throughout the day and into the night Thursday, as county firefighters responded to five fires and a chemical burn call in a span of nine hours.

The Iraqi boy in need of heart surgery who grabbed the attention of a Gainesville marine is due to land in the United States Friday night.

Agents with the Multi Agency Narcotics Squad arrested three men during the course of a drug investigation on Friday.

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Truckers protesting the high cost of fuel tried to do something about it today -- a shutdown at the Georgia Ports Authorities' Garden City Terminal.

A South Hall man is being held without bond after police say he attempted to kidnap a woman from the Publix Shopping Center on Spout Springs Road.

Gary Michael Hilton, who pleaded guilty to the murder of hiker Meredith Emerson in December, told a Lamar County Superior Court judge Thursday that he would fight extradition to Florida, where he faces murder ...

Among the teens charged with underage drinking at a Buford party last weekend were a few Hall County athletes.

A man and woman from Florida were arrested on Wednesday, by Multi Agency Narcotics Agents, charged with prostitution related charges.

Agents with the Multi Agency Narcotics Squad arrested two men on Wednesday at two different local parks for solicitation of sodomy.

Under a proposal that cleared the state Senate today, guns would be allowed on public transportation and at restaurants as long as the gun owner isn't drinking alcohol.

Funeral services are planned for a Gainesville soldier killed in a car accident in Texas last Thursday.

On March 24th agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested 23-year-old Jeremiah M. Vielmas of Flowery Branch for manufacturing fake Ids.

Police have arrested a man they believe caused a four-car accident that killed two children and two adults and injured four others.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee senators say they don't want to participate in a boundary commission proposed by Georgia legislators to consider moving the states' border.

Gainesville City Council Tuesday night approved 'the beginning of the beginning' of a new Public Safety building for the city.

A Gainesville Police Sergeant received his department's highest award Tuesday night before City Council from Chief Frank Hooper.

Another rabies case has been reported in North Hall. Gainesville-Hall Animal Control captured a rabid skunk on Wiley Road on March 26.

Gainesville School Superintendent Dr. Steve Ballowe said students can plan on half a day off when the Tour de Georgia bike race comes to town next month.

At around 11:00 a.m. Sunday morning Hall County sheriff's deputies responded to Reece Circle in the Candler Road area to a report of a home invasion.