Hoschton News

Some metro Atlanta high school students spent their New Year's Day thousands of miles from home.

Prosecutors in Jackson and Barrow counties are hoping that two ongoing cases involving children who died will make it to trial early next year, and look to clear a couple of other cases later in 2010.

The Winder man killed in a high-speed chase after robbing a Dollar General in Monroe also held up Dollar General stores last week in Bethlehem and Hoschton, police said.

Hoschton Police Chief Jeremy Howell informed his staff this morning that he would be resigning his position, according to city officials.

Q: How many sets of Rockette dancers are there, since there are shows that go on in different cities at the same time? - Martha Hunt, Hoschton A: There are three sets each of about 22 Radio City Rockettes in the "Radio City Christmas Spectacular" theatrical tour, one set of 18 in the national arena tour and two sets each of 36 dancers in New York, ...

South Hall Business Coalition discovered the wonders of active adult living communities Wednesday morning.

Most kids love the holidays -- and all the giving and getting that goes with them.

Girl Scout Junior, Dawn Tumillo, from Girl Scout troop 1687 in Dacula, Georgia, will receive the Medal of Honor a ' Girl Scout Lifesaving Award at a special ceremony on Monday, Dec.

A federal grand jury Friday convicted a Hoschton woman who served as the point person in a multimillion-dollar investment scam on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy.

A second Georgia resident has been convicted for taking part in a $3.7 million advance fee fraud case.

A judge in Jefferson has ruled that statements an accused killer made to police before they began considering him a suspect can be used against him when he goes to trial.

Henry Lee Stringer wasn't charged with murder until a year after four bodies were found in a burning Hoschton home, but his words aroused suspicions within hours of showing up to the scene on the day of the killings.

The Christmas tree in front of the Braselton Antique Mall welcomes all who drive through Braselton on Ga.

A kudzu-eating pest never before seen in the Western Hemisphere has arrived in northeast Georgia, but it's not all good news.

The results in Tuesday's mayoral elections in Nicholson and Jefferson were a little too close for comfort for Ronnie Maxwell and Jim Joiner, but at least they held onto their seats.

A former real estate broker has pleaded guilty to charges that he committed mortgage fraud, operated a real estate investment scam and was involved in a check-kiting scheme and bankruptcy fraud.

Former Georgia mortgage broker Edward William Farley pleaded guilty on Thursday in federal district court to committing a mortgage fraud, running a real estate investment "Ponzi" scam involving over 150 victims, running a check-kiting scheme and bankruptcy fraud.

A Jackson County toddler is expected to make a full recovery after suffering burns over 30 percent of her body.

The Jackson County Republican Party has endorsed candidates in the Hoschton, Braselton and Nicholson mayoral races, according to party President Ron Johnson.

In some towns across Northeast Georgia, early voting for Tuesday's municipal elections has drawn little interest.