Good morning, Gainesville.

An AJC analyst reported that between 2018 and 2025, data shows Gainesville ranked 15th among Georgia communities with 1,942 migrants naming it as their planned home, part of over 147,000 processed at the southern border.

NGHS Foundation's Medical Center Open golf tournament raised nearly $280k to fund the new Chuck and Diane Stephens Hospice House, a 16-bed facility that will open in December as NGHS's first fully philanthropy-funded project.

Local residents can explore five North Georgia farms this fall for pumpkin patches & corn mazes and haunted trails that offer a taste of seasonal fun close to home.

Fannin County Search and Rescue, Georgia DNR and the U.S. Army Camp Merrill helicopter team worked over the weekend in the Cohutta Wildlife Management Area to locate a lost hunter; they found him in a ravine and hoisted him to a nearby hospital (extraction faced challenges).

The city took control of the downtown Flowery Branch property once approved for townhomes + a developer is proposing 14 townhomes off Church Street in the area.

Gainesville quarterback Kharim Hughley (a Clemson commit) threw for over 200 yards and two touchdowns and ran for more than 100 yards and two scores in the fourth-ranked Red Elephants’ win at Roswell on Sept.

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Gainesville High grad Griffin earned a share of the SEC Weekly honor after recording nine tackles and a sack against Mississippi State in his college football game.

At the Alexander Invitational in Whitesburg on Oct.

3, North Hall's Summer Muxlow set a new school record by finishing the cross country course in 18 minutes, 0.4 seconds.

Three local high school football programs secured a spot in the Top 32 after Week 7 of the postseason rankings.

Gainesville players, including 18-year-old Colin Porterfield who ran in the Oct. 2 game in Roswell, helped shine a light on local talent — a boost for community sports pride.