Flowery Branch News

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.

Coming Sunday: Our Heroes The Times marks Veterans Day this coming week with special sections in print and online dedicated to those who have served and still serve in our armed forces.

Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Company, opened its first store in Flowery Branch Saturday.

" After finishing second at the Region 7-AAA meet just a week ago, the Flowery Branch boys cross country team showed it had plenty left in the tank on Saturday, winning the Class AAA title at the state meet in Carrollton.

Lamar Scroggs knows the value of hard work. He learned it early, growing up in a family that sharecropped cotton and corn.

FLOWERY BRANCH Flowery Branch's biggest subdivision now comprises most of the new City Council.

Here are the latest returns from Hall County in the contested city elections that were held today: GAINESVILLE ____ of 3 precincts reporting *School Board: Ward 1... David Syfan ______ 279 Kellie Weeks _____ 134 Ward 4... Delores Diaz _____ 75 Richard Lacey _____ 64 *Nonbinding referendums: Should the mayor of Gainesville be elected by the people ...

This is an off-year for elections in Georgia... meaning there are no federal or state races on the ballots, except for special elections in some areas.

Early voting was light for Tuesday's elections in Gainesville and two towns in the South Hall area.

" On Monday, Hall County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a father and son following an assault at a residence in Flowery Branch.

Gusti Crunkleton had always wanted to run her own restaurant. Family photo Three years ago, Gusti Crunkleton opened the Bon Appetit Restaurant in the North Georgia town ofA Clayton.

More than 1,700 people braved the chilly fall air to attend the Life is Good Pumpkin Festival at Sterling on the Lake in Flowery Branch Saturday.

The Flowery Branch boys and girls cross country teams each won the Last Chance Invitational on Saturday in Carrollton.

At Thursday night's "Lights On" afterschool program banquet, guest speakers Dr. Martha Nesbitt and Sandra Deal spoke in support of the Sandlot Afterschool program.

More charges were filed this week against a former employee of a nonprofit agency accused of stealing money to pay for extracurricular activities for dozens of children.

Two separate American Legion posts have come together to form a brand new charter.

The course is scheduled for Oct. 24 and serves as a PWC certified course for children under the age of 16.

Find more elections coverage in our 2009 elections section. Flowery Branch city council Chris Bozeman Age: 31 Personal: Single Profession: Welding/fabrication Government experience: None Why running: "I'm just trying to make a difference in the city.

Four candidates and one stand-in vying for three Flowery Branch City Council seats met the voters and fielded their questions Thursday night in the citya s historic train depot.

One thing's for sure: Flowery Branch City Council appears headed for evening meetings.