Gainesville News

Two women pioneers in historical research and writing, Zora Neale Hurston and Frances Cabaniss Roberts, will be inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame on March 7. Unsuccessful as a writer while living, Hurston died in poverty and obscurity in 1960.

ALZ030-031-171145- GREENE AL-SUMTER AL- 554 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SUMTER AND SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 645 AM CDT... AT 554 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GAINESVILLE TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF EMELLE TO 22 MILES WEST OF ... (more)

During their Chinese wedding day, the couple wore several different outfits, including these red ones.

Published: Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, March 11, 2011 at 10:25 p.m. The sound of rifle fire and the smoky plumes of gunpowder will fill the air today and Sunday across fields in Gainesville, mirroring the scene in the 1860s when Confederate troops fought to hold back Union forces.

February 24, 2011 5:21 p.m. Gainesville firefighters responded to an alarm at the Jackson Building at 114 Washington St.