Oakwood News

Roger Fitzpatrick, a 52-year-old principal at Mossy Creek Elementary, said he's going to seek the 9th District U.S. House seat as an independent.

An accountant from Oakwood and former chairman of the Hall County Republican Party has thrown his hat into the ring for Hall County Tax Commissioner.

What if you voted for everything - your county commissioner, your city councilman and your representatives in state government - on the same day? But a report released by the secretary of state's office Monday questions whether city elections should be moved to the ballots on even-numbered years alongside other county and state elections.

Oakwood- Sue Ferguson, a Business Administrative Technology student at the Dawson campus in Dawsonville, has been named as the college's winner of the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership .

A weather station at Clarks Bridge Park appears to be currently functioning even after the University of Georgia weather stations announced it was to be closing as well as the one at Gainesville State College.

The number of area veterans needing medical care is rising, putting further strain on the tiny U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs clinic off Mundy Mill Road.

Once a local hub, drawing large crowds to see exciting races and special events, it has become more landmark than event venue.

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

Oakwood's proposal to gain access to Lake Lanier through the annexation of key roads was rejected tonight by the Hall County Board of Commissioners.

Oakwood and Lanier Technical College, which had teamed up in the effort, have decided "the timing is not right to pursue" the project, said Linda Barrow, vice president for academic affairs at Lanier Technical College.

Hall County Commission Chairman Tom Oliver said Monday morning to count on his opposition to Oakwood's proposed road connector annexation to Lake Lanier at Thursday's voting session.

Finding a new source for water has been listed as a top priority for the Hall County Board of Commissioners.

The Hall County Board of Commissioners will consider Oakwood's proposal this week to annex roads that would connect the South Hall city to Lake Lanier.

Eyewitnesses to last week's armored car robbery in Oakwood are getting some praise from investigators.

A student at Lanier Technical College's Winder campus is one of the college's semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership.

Although rain moved it inside, officials still put shovel to dirt in Forsyth County Tuesday afternoon, breaking ground on a new university center.

Following a high-speed chase in excess of 100 mph on Interstate 985 on Sunday night, three suspects were arrested by Hall County deputies, according to an agency spokesman.

Here's a map of Oakwood's annexation plan. Roads that would be annexed are red and city limits are green.

Flowery Branch, with 37 city employees, spends about $100,000 a year on workers' compensation costs through the Georgia Municipal Association, said City Manager Bill Andrew.