Oakwood News

If you're tired of the turkey leftovers...but are still in the mood for some down home cooking, it's Chris's turn for a southern style Unique Eats.

Thousands of shoppers hit the stores early this morning in northeast Georgia... looking for those Black Friday specials.

A missing Oakwood man, 82, suffering from dementia, has been found safe this morning.

A Mattie's Call has been issued for a missing Hall county man. Police said Walter Robitaille disappeared Wednesday from his home in Oakwood.

One of the north Georgia's oldest 5K road races is set to run Saturday, Nov. 21 on the campus of Gainesville State College.

Hall County and the city of Oakwood will take their dispute over annexation into arbitration next month.

South Hall Countya s new Mulberry Creek Community Center in Flowery Branch on J.M. Turk Road opened with a ribbon cutting, lots of visitors and more Saturday morning.

The new year is likely to bring with it an increase in water and sewer rates for City of Gainesville customers.

Routes that would have placed the Northern Connector through the properties of homeowners near Lake Lanier have been scrapped by the Gainesville-Hall Metropolitan Planning Organization.

The City of Oakwood's new $9.8 million budget won final approval of the city council Monday night.

There was a call Tuesday for more Spanish-speaking drivers on the Red Rabbit bus line in Gainesville and the surrounding area.

Allen Johnston knew exactly what he wanted to do after he lost one of his jobs - hit the books.

Oakwood officials said they did not get the answers they wanted concerning SPLOST road improvement funding during the Joint Local Government Association meeting they hosted at Oakwood City Hall.

The 20-year-old Merchants Crossing Shopping Center off Mundy Mill Road is getting an updated look, with the company that operates the center hoping new and upcoming area road improvements will stir up business.

Georgia Department of Transportation officials say the final piece of the Interstate 985/Exit 17 interchange project will open Thursday around noon.

The early morning quiet at Audobon Apartments in Oakwood was shattered when fire trucks rolled up there about 5:15 Monday morning.

The Oakwood City Council decided Monday night to keep the same tax rate the town has had for the past decade, 2.48 mills.

West Hall volleyball honored seniors Sadie Cornett, Erica Grainger and Kristen Holmes last night in Oakwood, taking on Chestatee and Flowery Branch in a tri-match. The Lady Spartans swept the Lady War Eagles 25-19, 27-25 but fell to Flowery Branch 25-14, 25-13 to finish with an area 7-AAA record of 6-5. Grainger led West Hall with 20 assists and 4 ...

Med Financial Services, a full service medical consulting practice and a cash-flow solutions service specializing in offering medical providers easier filing of medical insurance claims, has recently opened an office in Oakwood, GA.

Oakwood's proposed 2010 budget shows the city is taking hits from a sour economy but not having to resort to severe cuts that other governments are weathering.