Lula News

Voters in northeast Georgia this morning were keeping election workers busy in some places while elsewhere it had been slow.

As the sun was rising on Election Day, it was a tale of two polling places for Gainesville's municipal elections.

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 ...

Polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. By Ashley Fielding afielding@gainesvilletimes.com Polls open this morning at 7 for area residents to vote in various citywide elections.

It was shovels to the ground Friday for a group of state and local leaders as they marked the beginning of construction on the City of Lula's Waste Water Treatment Plant.

A sewage spill in Lula is blamed on Monday's heavy rains. It amounted to about 1,600 gallons, according to city officials, and happened at the McLeod/Hood Street Pump Station.

Hall County is home to cities ranging in size from tiny Gillsville, with 225 residents, to the county seat of Gainesville, with more than 33,000. But when it comes to elections, size doesn't matter.

Hall County Commissioners Thursday night approved Planned Commercial Development rezoning for a 'zip line' recreation retreat near Lula off Old Cornelia Road where money could 'grow on trees'. That's how Lake Lanier Convention and Visitors Bureau president Stacey Dickson described Canopy Eco Tours, a proposed 135-acre ecology and history attraction ...

Election 2009 What: Municipal elections in Hall County cities Voter registration deadline: Monday Early voting: Wednesday through Oct.

The City of Lula wants to know if vandals are responsible for a sewage spill at the Maiden Lane Pump Station.

Hall County Planning Commissioners gave their unanimous approval and best wishes Monday night to North Georgia Canopy Tours LLC, which plans to develop a 135-acre recreation nature preserve near Lula.

The winning bid is in for the new sewer pump station in Lula, after Monday night's meeting.

LULA a ' An Alto man is dead after he crashed his car early Saturday morning in Lula.

According to an early list of qualifiers, area races will see a lot of incumbents vying for seats.

Wal-mart Wednesday began handing out $8,000 checks to four Hall County schools which were among the 20 nationwide winners in the company's "Write to Change the Classroom" program.

Qualifiying for the 2009 November elections began Monday for a number of area municipalities.

Listed below are the municipal seats up for election in Hall and surrounding Northeast Georgia counties.

Officials with the City of Lula found out Tuesday that their city is among the ten communities in North Georgia getting an American Recovery and Reinvestment Grant.

The Board unanimously supported a resolution calling for local, state and federal officials to approve the North Hall reservoir's construction GAINESVILLE - Hall County School Board members Monday night got behind the effort to support the construction of the Glades Reservoir.

Smokey Bear turns 65 on Sunday, but don't look for him to retire just yet. He plans to share messages on forest fire prevention for years to come.