Banks County News

Some trees were toppled as stormy weather moved across northeast Georgia overnight.

Former Athens racing luminary Herb "Tootle" Estes was selected over the weekend for induction into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame.

Jackson County commissioners and BJC Medical Center Authority members will spend the coming weeks trying to decide the best way forward for the cash-strapped hospital.

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for eastern Banks County until 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Banks County investigators were searching Thursday for two men who used a forklift to try to steal an ATM.

The Banks Jackson Commerce Medical Center has seen a marked increase in the number of patients who can't afford to pay medical bills, and with a declining economy and some debts to its name, the hospital is looking for some financial help from Jackson County.

Authorities captured robbery suspects in Athens this morning after a high-speed chase across three counties that ended in a crash on the Athens Perimeter near U.S. Highway 129.

Funeral services are being held today for a 12-year-old Alto girl who was killed Friday night in an accident involving an all-terrain vehicle in Banks County.

A 12-year-old Banks County girl was killed in an ATV crash near West Coker Road in Alto Friday afternoon.

It's been a part of Easter in northeast Georgia for generations... and we may have seen the last of it Sunday.

Carrying brightly colored baskets and running ahead of parents, hundreds of children scampered across the Garrison property this afternoon hunting for candy eggs.

Three Jefferson pitchers combined to shut out Banks County on Thursday as the Dragons pulled away for a 13-0 win in Homer.

Firefighters from every fire department in Jackson County, as well as some from Banks and Madison counties, spent more than eight hours Wednesday trying to extinguish a blaze that broke out at a shipping pallet ...

The Riverside Military Academy wrestling team split matches against Banks County and Gainesville High on Tuesday night in Homer.

John Creasy was hired as a oesafety officera for the Banks County Fire Department during a two-hour closed door meeting of the board of commission last week.

West Hall took wins over Franklin and Towns County in a quad match held in Homer.

Many children like to watch television or play video games in their spare time, but not Lorali Nelms.

Monticello native Chris Bridges has been named editor of the Barrow Journal, the newest publication of Mainstreet Newspapers, headquarted in Jefferson.

By Melissa Weinman mweinman@gainesvilletimes.com Mammoth multiuse development Cane Creek will come before the Hall County Board of Commissioners for a vote at today's 5 p.m. meeting, and many think there will ...

Union County senior Candace Williams needed 21 points on Tuesday night to surpass the 1,000 point mark for her career.