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Estimated cost of Hall Co. ICE facility just a ‘drop in...

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Estimates for the retrofitting of a warehouse in South Hall to serve as an ICE detention/processing facility run to about $130 million with another...

Sole finalist for Braselton Town Manager no stranger to Hall Co.

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Braselton’s Town Council has named former Flowery Branch City Attorney Ron Bennett the sole finalist for the position of Town Manager, replacing longtime the...

What protesters said about planned ICE detention center in Oakwood

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About 100 people carrying signs and chanting slogans turned out Friday, Feb. 13, for a protest at Oakwood City Hall opposing a planned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Oakwood.

Opinion: Oakwood ICE detention center would hurt community

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United States Representative Andrew Clyde confirmed on Feb. 10 that a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center is set to open in Oakwood.

Gainesville man arrested on child porn charges

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A 20-year-old Gainesville man has been charged with multiple felony counts of child sexual exploitation, according to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office.

Gainesville man, 70, charged with rape of girl under 10

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A 70-year-old Gainesville man has been charged with sexually abusing a girl under the age of 10, authorities said.

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Florist delivers happiness

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Happiness has a scent and it’s blooming at David Benefield’s Highland Hall. The floral presentation may not be for that Queen, but the Queen...

UPDATE: No injuries in downtown traffic accident

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8:30 A.M TUESDAY UPDATE: STATE PATROL NARRATIVE (EDITED FOR CLARITY AND BREVITY: “On Monday…Troopers were requested to investigate a traffic crash at the intersection of...

What Sen. Raphael Warnock is trying to do regarding the ICE...

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Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia is seeking to block U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers in Oakwood and Social Circle.

Spradlin outlines growth-focused vision as Habersham Chamber chair

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CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — Jeremy Spradlin says his goal as the 2026 chairman of the Habersham County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is to...

Super Bowl night for Gville’s tiniest new residents

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They won’t know it for a few years, but Gainesville’s smallest new citizens got a taste of football on Super Bowl Sunday. “Celebrating a little...

Wanted Wednesday fugitive in custody

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HCSO FACEBOOK POST: “Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputies transported 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗮, 𝟰𝟮, 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲, from the Athens-Clarke County Jail to the Hall County Jail...