Banks County News

Louise Ruby Marlow Westmoreland, 76, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012. at The Oaks at Scenic View.

Qualifying for the Banks County Primary/Non Partisan Election began at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 23, and will end at noon, on Friday, May 25.

Jeffrey M. Perry, Jackson County Planning Commission Chairman and Commerce attorney, announces his candidacy for State Court Judge of Jackson County.

For the second time in two days a candidate declares for the District 28 State House seat.

The National Weather Service has issued a significant weather advisory for Banks County until 8:00 tonight.

A manhunt ended early Friday morning with the arrest of a Banks County man found hiding in the crawl space beneath a house on Highway 51 near Lula.

Banks County officials will meet with representatives from towns in the county on Monday to discuss the negotiations for the local option sales tax .

Andrea Dale Lyon Bishop passed away on Sunday, May 6th at 12:05 in the year of our Lord 2012 to go live with her Lord and Savior.

Jessie Clark, right, 13, makes sand art Saturday while friend Brook Williams looks on during the annual Railroad Days Festival in Lula.

Madison County Sheriff's investigators have arrested two men in separate child molestation cases, including one suspect who is already on the county's sex offenders list.

Banks County officials were no-shows at the called meeting of the cities of Baldwin, Lula, Gillsville, Maysville and Alto on Tuesday night to negotiate the allocation of Local Option Sales Tax revenue.

Sherry Ward has been selected to serve as the Finance Chairman for the State YMCA of Georgia in Banks/Homer for 2012.