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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 08:08 am

Hall County News

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Friday | The Times

Hall County under smog alert

If you're thinking of mowing the lawn today, maybe you should reconsider. Today is another "orange" day for Hall County's air quality, meaning the concentration of particulate matter that creates smog is higher ...

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Related Topix: Gainesville, GA

Thu Jul 17, 2008

The Times

County's 27th rabies case confirmed

Hall County's 27th rabies case was confirmed on Wednesday, after a raccoon came into contact with a dog.

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Related Topix: Gainesville, GA

The Times

Bell says message of change helped in county commission win

Freshly elected Hall County Commissioner Ashley Bell said he believes he won the District 4 seat because he took a cue from the national political zeitgeist, running with a message of reform and energizing ...

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Related Topix: Rogers State University, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Brenau University, Gainesville, GA

Tue Jul 15, 2008

WDUN-AM Gainesville

County-by-county election results

Here is a summary of election returns from counties in the immediate Gainesville area : BANKS In Banks County, Charles Chapman won the sheriff race.

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Related Topix: Gainesville, GA, Chapman University, Dalton State College, Williams College, Smith College

Mon Jul 14, 2008

The Times

Consultant resigns from Hall County GOP committee

The political consultant who conducted an investigation of his client's GOP primary opponent for the Hall County Republican Party said Monday that he had stepped down, at least temporarily, from his seat on the ...

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Sun Jul 13, 2008

WDUN-AM Gainesville

Hall Co. Clerk of Courts candidates speak at Conservative Forum

With only a few days remaining before the July 15 primary, all three candidates for Hall County Clerk of Courts got in some campaign time at Saturday morning's Conservative Forum in Gainesville.

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Related Topix: Gainesville, GA

Sat Jul 12, 2008

WDUN-AM Gainesville

Lengthy ballot awaits voters in some NE Ga. counties

While the ballots for Hall and Gwinnett counties are among the skimpiest in the immediate Gainesville area for Tuesday's primaries, at least four counties are loaded with candidates... especially on their ...

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Related Topix: Gwinnett County, GA, Gainesville, GA, Dawson County, GA, Lumpkin, GA, Forsyth County, GA

Fri Jul 11, 2008

The Times

Rezoning angers South Hall residents

Residents of a South Hall subdivision are trying to decide their next move - perhaps a legal one - following Buford's annexation of 66 acres off Friendship Road.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, Buford, GA, Atlanta Metro, Suwanee, GA

The Times

Disgruntled customer fired gun into air, sheriff's officials say

A Flowery Branch woman dissatisfied with repairs to her car pulled out her gun and started shooting, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Flowery Branch, GA

Thu Jul 10, 2008

The Times

Missing woman was last seen in Gainesville

Gwinnett County Police have issued a Mattie's Call for a 65-year-old woman with undiagnosed dementia and memory loss who was last seen in Gainesville early this morning.

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Related Topix: Norcross, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Gainesville, GA

Wed Jul 09, 2008

The Times

Hall woman accused of embezzling $1 million

Peggy Leigh Walker, who worked in the accounting department of Buford toolmaker Makita USA for nearly 20 years, owes her ex-employer $3 million.

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Related Topix: Buford, GA, Household Products, Clermont, GA, Gwinnett County, GA

WDUN-AM Gainesville

Tree toppled onto mobile home, Gillsville man killed; Clermont pounded

A Gillsville man was killed Tuesday night when a tree fell onto his mobile home as a severe thunderstorm roared through East Hall and Banks County.

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Related Topix: Banks County, GA, Gillsville, GA, Clermont, GA, Weather

WDUN-AM Gainesville

Man leads Georgia State Patrol on high-speed chase through East Hall County

A man fleeing from a roadside check led state troopers on a high-speed chase for nearly an hour Tuesday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Cornelia, GA, Honda, Honda Civic, Lula, GA

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Henry man found dead on boat

A 45-year-old McDonough man was found dead in his boat Wednesday afternoon at Lake Lanier.

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Related Topix: McDonough, GA, Buford, GA

Mon Jul 07, 2008

The Times

Deck collapses, injuring 2 people

A preliminary investigation by Hall County Fire Services shows that a deck that collapsed late Sunday at 6585 Tara Trail in Lula, injuring two people, wasn't secured properly to the home.

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Related Topix: Lula, GA

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Court hears case against sex-offender registry

Georgia's sex-offender registry law should be struck down as unconstitutional because it makes being homeless a crime, a lawyer told the state's highest court on Monday.

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Related Topix: Gainesville, GA

Sun Jul 06, 2008

WDUN-AM Gainesville

Fight victim critical

A 32-year-old Gainesville man remained in critical condition at last check following a fight on Bolman Road in South Hall Sunday morning.

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Related Topix: Gainesville, GA, Pendergrass, GA

Sat Jul 05, 2008

WDUN-AM Gainesville

Healthy marriages promoted by Hall Co. Community Service Center

Some couples in the Gainesville-Hall County area will have access to Healthy Marriage training thanks to grant from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

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Related Topix: Gainesville, GA, Wedding

The Times

Holiday weekend starts with 7 deaths

The holiday weekend started off deadly across the state - with six people killed in traffic accidents and one person drowning - but was relatively quiet in Hall County.

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Related Topix: Gainesville, GA

The Times

Dogs picked up by county after man is bitten

Hall County Animal Control picked up two dogs owned by the same man whose dog was killed by sheriff's deputies June 23 after they attacked and bit a man Friday afternoon.

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