Cumming GA

Benjamin Parks’ Deer Hunt That Doomed the Cherokee. Benjamin Parks just wanted to hunt deer near Dahlonega in 1828. Instead, he found gold “yellow like yolk of eggs.”. Word spread fast. Soon, 15,000 miners swarmed Cherokee land in what natives called the “Great Intrusion.”. Men came “afoot,...

The Atlanta Division of Kroger is set to break ground on its new Marketplace store in Oakwood on Sept. 3. The new store, located at 4050 Millside Parkway, represents a $49.2 million investment in the community's capital. “This is not just a capital investment, it’s a community investment,” Victor Smith,...

Hall County Schools Officials cut the ribbon on its newest elementary school Monday night. Everwood Elementary School combines McEver Arts Academy and Oakwood Elementary School, which both closed at the end of the 2024-25 school year. During the ceremony, Principal Laurie Hitzges said the new facility encourages...

In response to a recent school shooting incident and student appeals, Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) has made the decision to station unarmed security guards across all of its elementary campuses. The resolution, made known during last Thursday's school board meeting, comes on the heels of a disturbing event...

A former Lawrenceville Utilities official, Joshua Heath Morris, has been indicted on racketeering charges, along with businessman Westly Lee Griffin, for allegedly redirecting gas pipeline contracts to a company they controlled.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Paying for a jail in Alpharetta is about more than just the money, city officials say. At its Aug. 25 meeting, the Alpharetta City Council discussed solutions to a pending Sept. 1 closure of the North Annex Jail, 2555 Old Milton Parkway. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office plans to close the jail as...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Deputies are asking for help finding a woman who went missing after traveling to Hall County for a job interview, according to the sheriff’s office. The family of Mariam Busola Oyedotun, 33, of Sandy Springs, said she took an Uber to Flowery Branch...

Action Church Pastor Gary Lamb has announced that his church will have a new temporary home. Lamb recently announced that Action Church will temporarily occupy RockSolid Brewing in downtown Ball Ground from 10 a.m. to noon on Sundays for services. "We will start there Oct. 5 - the first Sunday in October. RockSolid...

He is accused of confronting his neighbor around midnight and making them fear for their lives.

Firefighters responded to a business fire on Monday afternoon in Duluth.