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Jail Log: July 13, 2025

Newton County Jail Log

NEWTON: Battle between Trump and the First Amendment co...

Welp. Here we go again. That’s what I said following the report that President D...

CARROLL: A Sense of Humor wouldn’t hurt

There are many traits I admire in a person, such as kindness, intelligence, and ...

Newton County receives award for FY24 Financial Reporting

Newton County recently received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in...

Teenager killed, second injured after police chase ends...

NEWTON COUNTY – A routine road check turned into a tragic scene on Friday night ...

Kelvin King running for secretary of state

ATLANTA – Atlanta businessman and Air Force veteran Kelvin King has entered the ...

$5M just approved to improve these roads off Ga. 365

The Hall County Board of Commissioners voted Thursday to accept $5 million to im...

NWS: ‘Hottest temperatures of the year incoming’

The end of July is expected to bring the year’s hottest temperatures.

Update: Trump unfreezes over $5B in federal education m...

President Donald Trump’s abrupt freeze on billions in federal education funding ...

Community challenge issued in support of journalism

A retired couple living in Gainesville knows that local journalism is vital to a...

All-County Girls Soccer: Cherokee Bluff's Bristol Kersh...

Look inside to see who made First Team, Second Team and honorable mention.

Column: Media center celebrates Gainesville High School...

Gainesville High School’s Sammy Smith Media Center has a special section devoted...

Gainesville man taken to hospital after oil catches fir...

A Gainesville man cooking food Thursday, July 24, burned himself when he tried t...

Bob Swoszowski, now retired, talks about his 52 years a...

If you’ve eaten at a McDonald’s restaurant somewhere in the Hall County area in ...

Gainesville man sentenced after smash-and-grab at Dolla...

A Gainesville man charged with smash-and-grab burglary at the Dollar General was...

UPDATE: How county commissioners voted on proposed 191 ...

A 191-home subdivision is proposed near Murrayville, down from 253 lots after an...

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