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Two announce applications for Hall Solicitor General; Thompson updates changes since Woodard probeActing Hall County Solicitor General Stephanie Thompson and attorney Inez Grant sent applications to Gov. Brian Kemp’s office for the role formerly held by Stephanie Woodard.6 hours ago -
Man shot in throat while friend disassembled firearm at home on Clarks Bridge RoadA 22-year-old Cumming man was shot in the throat while his friend was disassembling his weapon Sunday, Dec. 22, on Clarks Bridge Road, according to authorities.8 hours ago -
Gainesville firefighters, police take kids on Walmart shopping spree for ChristmasThe Shop with a Hero event gave 21 kids the opportunity to have a $250 shopping spree Friday, Dec. 20. Roughly 30 Gainesville firefighters and police personnel escorted the kids through a local Walmart.December 20, 2024 -
Ga. Supreme Court upholds sentence in 2019 slaying in CVS parking lotThe Supreme Court of Georgia unanimously upheld the life sentence for an East Point man convicted in the 2019 fatal shooting of a 73-year-old man in a Gainesville CVS parking lot.December 20, 2024 -
Child molestation charge dismissed for Gainesville man, pleads guilty to sexual batteryA Gainesville man originally charged with child molestation pleaded guilty to a lesser offense of sexual battery, according to court documents.December 20, 2024 -
Man originally charged with more than 200 counts of child porn sentencedA Gainesville man originally charged with more than 200 counts of child pornography took a plea deal leading to two years of private house arrest, according to court documents.December 19, 2024 -
$2 million settlement reached in lawsuit alleging Hall restaurant overserved customer before fatal crashA South Hall restaurant settled for $2 million with the family of a woman killed in a November 2023 wreck after alleging the establishment overserved one of its patrons before the crash, according to court documents.December 18, 2024 -
Gainesville man sentenced in separate rape, child molestation casesA Gainesville man charged with child molestation while out on bond for a rape case was sentenced to less prison time than normal after a plea deal, according to court documents.December 18, 2024 -
Gainesville man accused of sexually assaulting former employee at Oakwood businessA Gainesville man was accused of sexually assaulting a former employee while she worked at his Oakwood business, police said.December 17, 2024 -
Boater reports finding man’s body in Lake Lanier near Dawsonville Highway bridgeA boater called 911 Monday, Dec. 16, saying he found a body in Lake Lanier near the Dawsonville Highway bridge, police said.December 18, 2024