The Gainesville Times

Defense highlights from the Peach County vs. Rutland game. Gainesville will face Peach County Saturday at the Georgia Dome. [More] Full Story »

Last night's heavy rains washed out a culvert under Spring Street in Flowery Branch, leaving the residents of approximately 50 units at Quad Oaks apartments in Flowery Branch stranded, according to Hall County Fire Chief David Kimbrell. Full Story »

Did you know Laika was the first dog in space, but lived only a few hours in her Russian rocket ship? Did you know giraffes have knees that can bend forwards and backwards? Full Story »

Though he fought hard - and lost - against developers who wanted to bring a gas station to the edge of his retirement community, Tuesday night John Snyder spoke on behalf of the owners of the future RaceTrac gas station at the corner of McEver and Browns Bridge roads. Full Story »

Lula City Manager Dennis Bergin gets nervous every time it starts to rain. Not because wet weather is unpleasant, but because the rain tends to cause raw sewage spills from the McLeod at Hood Street pump station. Full Story »

Though Gainesville got about half an inch during the day Tuesday, the heaviest rain was expected to fall overnight. Full Story »

Approved the district transportation director’s request to have the authority to purchase up to 30 heavily discounted 1999 model school buses from Cherokee County schools. Full Story »

Stephen Scaife hit a basket off the glass at the buzzer to lead the Dawson County boys basketball team a 55-53 overtime win over Banks County on Tuesday night in Homer. Full Story »

Matthew Patton LB Banks County Lee Smith LB Dawson County Deon Sewell RB East Jackson C.J. Allen RB East Jackson Evan Williamson QB East Jackson Logan Daves OL/DL Fannin County Nick Dean QB/FS Fannin County Darius Minor QB Jefferson Lucas Redd RB/LB Jefferson Kyle Mosley LB Jefferson Zach Allen DE Jefferson Taylor Maxey MLB North Oconee Brandon Whitlock RB North Oconee Lane Thompson SS/WR/RB ... Full Story »

They say speed kills, and 13 Gainesville opponents will tell you it's true. Full Story »

The Johnson boys basketball team defeated Lakeview Academy 76-58 making Jeff Steele the winningest coach in the Knights' history on Tuesday night at the Lanierland tournament in Gainesville. Full Story »

The Gainesville High girls' basketball team stays in the second place spot in Class AAA in this week's high school basketball polls on prepcountry.com. In Class AA, the Buford girls are still ranked first. Full Story »

A man awaiting execution for the 1992 rape and murder of a 10-year-old Lumpkin County girl has died after hanging himself. Full Story »

Some Bradford Street residents and businesses will be without water Thursday for most of the business day, according to a news release from the city. Full Story »

Donating blood Who: Most healthy people age 17 and older, or 16 with parental consent, who weigh at least 110 pounds are eligible to donate blood and platelets. Donors who are 18 and younger must also meet specific height and weight requirements. Full Story »

After two years in Gainesville, Daniel Duvall is here to stay. Full Story »

A new sex education curriculum proposed for all elementary schoolers in Gainesville has caused too many parents and educators to blush, and the school board is prompting the district's Sex and AIDS Review Committee to re-evaluate the elementary curriculum it approved this spring. Full Story »

To avoid a conflict with the Class AAA state title football game, the Lanierland basketball tournament schedule has been shuffled. The boys and girls finals and third place games will now be played Friday, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at Flowery Branch High. The fifth and seventh place games will be played Saturday morning starting at 9 a.m. Full Story »

Lakeview Academy will hold a Drill and Thrills basketball clinic from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Jan. 18. Full Story »

It's easy for Gainesville's A.J. Johnson to flip the switch. He knows there's an appropriate time and place for everything. Full Story »

Andraya Carter, Buford: 24 points in a win over West Forsyth on Tuesday. Preston Smith, Chestatee: 23 points in a win over Cedar Shoals on Tuesday. Full Story »

ATLANTA - The governors of Georgia, Florida and Alabama have agreed to meet Dec. 15 in a fresh effort to resolve their long-standing feud over water rights. Full Story »

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation will hold a news conference this afternoon to give an update on a missing Blairsville woman. Kristi Cornwell was reportedly abducted four months ago while walking near her parents' home in Union County. Full Story »

Despite the economic woes of the last year, SPLOST V collections were nearly on target. Full Story »

Before the game they booed the bad guy. By halftime they booed everybody. By the fourth quarter they were headed for the doors. Full Story »