Gainesville News

ATLANTA a ' Medical student Joseph Pate just completed a surgical rotation that he'd volunteered for in Savannah, and now he can't wait for more at sites outside of the Medical College of Georgia's Augusta base.

Authorities are investigating a bank robbery that occurred this morning at the Peach State Bank on Washington Street.

If you did not get into the Christmas spirit on the square in downtown Gainesville Thursday night it was your own fault.

It was a send-off to remember Tuesday in Gainesville for the 802nd Ordinance Company, U.S. Army Reserve, now bound for Texas, and then Afghanistan.

Area law officers were honored, and the Gainesville Kiwanis Club got a safety message from the commanding officer of the Georgia State Patrol Tuesday during the John W. Jacobs Senior Memorial Awards for Excellence in Law Enforcement program.

The Gainesville City Council will consider accepting funds from the state Department of Transportation's Local Assistance Road Program today.

'Letters From Home', a Gainesville based military service organization for overseas troops, held its first big rally Saturday at The Church of the Nazarene off Dawsonville Highway.

Gainesville High's Jaymee Carnes, right, smiles as her father adds his name to her letter of intent to play basketball for Wake Forest on Wednesday.

The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month...Gainesville joined the nation Wednesday in observing Veterans Day.

Gainesville High seniors Thomas Sprague and Daunte Carr have been selected to play in the GACA North-South All Star Game on Dec.

Gainesville's Planning and Appeals Board on Tuesday voted to recommend that the City Council approve a number of changes to the city's Unified Land Development Code.

No one was injured in a fire in a duplex at 5 Main St. in Gainesville that left two families homeless and resulted in the death of five pets.

The Gainesville school board allocated $205,000 to reroof and clean the old gym at Gainesville High School and soon will decide whether it will build a new Fair Street IB World School.

Although the same architect designed both Gainesville's newly-constructed parking deck and the faulty deck at the Hall County courthouse, city officials say they expect there will be no problems with the new facility when it opens.

Gainesville-Maranatha Christian Academy hosted the first Eagles Fundraising banquet Friday night at Gainesville First Baptist Church with guest speaker Cal Thomas.

By Ashley Fielding and Jessica Jordan afielding@gainesvilletimes.com , jjordan@gainesvilletimes.com The few Gainesville voters who showed up at the polls Tuesday approved a referendum to directly elect who will represent the city as mayor, but weren't so sure about electing a school board chairman.

Hall County did it a year ago... now the City of Gainesville is moving to upaid, mandated furlough days.

Just over 1000 voters out of nearly 11,000 registered decided two Gainesville board of education seats and two non binding referendums on electing a mayor and board of education chairman Tuesday.

Gainesville City Council Tuesday night approved the rezoning of 129 land parcels on 28 acres to create the Fair Street Neighborhood Conservation District, with one exception.

A former county commission chairman from North Georgia was elected Wednesday to represent the 9th Congressional District on the State Transportation Board.