Oakwood News

The smoke may be clearing from a population explosion in the south end of Hall County.

The law states: "Wire or wood sparklers of 100 grams or less of mixture per item; other sparkling items which are nonexplosive and nonaerial and contain 75 grams or less of chemical compound per tube or a total of 200 grams or less for multiple tubes; snake and glow worms; trick noise makers which include paper streamers, party poppers, string ...

George Wangemann had followed what he thought was basically healthy eating, aside from the occasional samplings of sweets and carbohydrate-rich foods.

To many tattoo artists, skin is a blank canvas and every tattoo tells a story. "This is the last place for the true artist," said Dwayne Matthews, the owner of Magick Dragon Tattoo in Gainesville.

Burglary suspects who eluded capture despite an early morning manhunt near McEver Road and Dawsonville Highway remained at large at midday Thursday.

An Oakwood man was arrested on charges of manufacturing methamphetamine after authorities got a tip that the man was buying unusual amounts of ingredients that can be used to make meth.

The man accused in the May 11 burglary of Oakwood's Maranatha Christian School was charged today with a church burglary that occurred 10 days later.

Officials with the Oakwood Police Department said they will make an arrest Tuesday afternoon in connection with the break-in at Maranatha Christian Academy last month.

It may seem like a futuristic concept to many, but Hall County officials are interested in seeing where high-speed passenger rail is in the state's sights.

" Paul Menk, Wachovia's business banking division manager for greater Georgia, has named J.D. Mealor market president for Gainesville, providing leadership to the business banking teams in the area "J.D.'s experience in community and business banking make him the ideal choice for this role," said Menk.

When Dr. Alfredo Quiones-Hinojosa spoke at Gainesville State College on April 3, more than 400 students came to the Oakwood campus to hear the formerly illegal migrant worker speak of his climb to the pinnacle of American success as an award-winning neurosurgeon.

The woman police say walked into an empty Cobb classroom, stole a teacher's wallet, then used her credit cards at grocery stores has pulled off similar crimes several times before.

Johnny Reed, a GSC Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis student from Oakwood, GA, placed second in URISAa s statewide GIS paper competition.

Northeast Georgia Medical Center officials say plans for a hospital campus at Medical Plaza 1 in Braselton remain on schedule as litigation with Barrow Regional Medical Center continues.

Just hours after Cobb County school police released images of a woman they said used stolen credit at a local ATM, they said they got a big break in the case.

When Rod Bell found out that Maranatha Christian Academy's small gray safe was missing early Monday morning, he thought it was a joke.

A thief stole $12,000 from a private school in Hall County over the weekend, authorities said.

A consultant to Hall County's Vision 2030 planning program said the county is making great strides in reaching some of its community goals for the next 21 years.

BRASELTON GA: This week the GAS Radio Network returns to Sonnya s BBQ in Oakwood GA for another live internet broadcast of a oeLanier Racing Livea beginning at 7:30pm. This weeka s guest line-up on Lanier Racing Live will include driver of the #15 NAPA Super Truck, Curt Britt and driver of the #12 Super Truck Kristen Wallace.

Clean commuting is not only good for the environment, but for your wallet, too. This week is Air Quality Awareness Week in Georgia, and the Clean Air Campaign hopes people will try walking, biking, carpooling or taking public transit to get to work.