*Gainesville-Hall County Meals on Wheels reports delivering 130,096 meals last year. More than 300 (306 to be exact) volunteers drove 160,750 miles in doing so, amassing 16,086 volunteer hours.
*The route most northeast Georgians use to get to Highlands, N.C., has reopened after being closed in mid-October because of damage caused by Hurricane Helene. EARLIER STORY. POSTED OCT. 22: Road to Highlands, N.C. closed
*Gainesville firefighters responded to a kitchen Fire on Riverside Terrace Friday night Once the first Engine arrived, a neighbor had put the Fire out,” Gainesville Fire Department spokes Joshua Sheridan wrote in an email Saturday. The Fire was caused by cooking and was confined to the kitchen. There was stove and cabinet damage.