The Top 5 stories last week: An upcoming election, a new pickleball court coming to Hall, the trial of a Clermont man accused of a hit-and-run, a Johnson High soccer player's goals of playing abroad and the new location for INK.

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The Top 5 stories last week: State tax refunds coming your way, the quality of your tap water, a new restaurant on the Gainesville square, a man found in the roadway and a crime report involving a shooting and drugs.

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Plus, hear from reporter Ben Anderson about new cameras being installed on Hall school buses that will catch drivers passing stopped school buses illegally.

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The Top 5 stories last week: : News about a restaurant that failed its health inspection, a new facility for medical rehabilitation and the outcome of the case against a Branch House Tavern owner who had been accused of hitting someone with a patio umbrella at the restaurant. Plus, tragic news about a Buford family vacationing in Destin and a homeless person who was found dead in Gainesville.

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The Top 5 stories last week: News about Lake Lanier, World Language Academy, a new Whataburger and tastemaker and trendsetter Roland Stanley.

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The Top 5 stories last week: A new doughnut place, a new Indian and Pakistani grocery store, a new law requiring inclusive playgrounds, a fascinating local murder trial and a UNG resolution about DEI.

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If you missed it: Here's the Q&A with the new NGHS CEO that we spoke about recently on the podcast.

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The Top 5 stories last week: A couple of crazy crashes, one restaurant that might be on TV, one restaurant opening, plus some bizarre developments in a shooting.

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The Top 5 stories last week: A couple of crazy crashes, a couple of huge lawsuits and the latest on that building going up just off the square. Plus, we talk with reporter Jeff Gill about the incoming top leader at Northeast Georgia Health System.

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The Top 5 stories last week: A pedestrian killed in downtown, several threats at local schools, accusations about a stranger trying to abduct a middle schooler, at least one commissioner who wants to slow down development and a new Publix. Plus, we talk about tracking down the film crew that was in Gainesville last week and included Zach Braff of Scrubs fame.

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