Srikanth Yamala

  

Hall County's Planning Director Srikanth Yamala was named the Outstanding International Alumnus Award 2014 Winner this week by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

The Outstanding International Alumnus Award was established in 2006 to honor alumni who were non-U.S. citizens during their attendance at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and who have attained national/international prominence through their efforts in education, sciences, technology, agriculture, the arts, business, humanities, government or other world endeavors.  Read more here.

  

Hall County District 3 Commissioner Scott Gibbs is hosting a Community Open House at the North Hall Park Community Center on June 3 at 6 p.m. 

Representatives from the Hall County Finance Department, Public Works Department, Parks and Leisure and Sheriff's Office will be available to respond to citizens' concerns regarding their respective departments and offer insight into how their department serves citizens in their area of the County.

Topics will include the Fiscal Year 2015 budget, public safety, and other issues of interest to District 3 residents. 

North Hall Park is located at 4175 Nopone Road, Gainesville. 

  

District 2 Commissioner Billy Powell presents members of the Public Works Department with a proclamation on May 22.

 The Hall County Public Works Department was honored during the Hall County Board of Commissioners meeting on May 22 as part of National Public Works Week, celebrated May 18- 24 this year.   

 

Members of Hall County Public Works were presented with a proclamation at the meeting which read, "Public Works infrastructure, facilities and services are of vital importance to the health, safety and well-being of people in the United States." 

 

The proclamation went on to say that those facilities and services could not be provided without the dedicated efforts of public works professionals, who often serve alongside public safety personnel in the event of natural or man-made disasters, managing the clean-up until it is complete.

  

Hall County will now use the Citizen's Alert System to inform the public about a person or persons involved in specific incidents such as missing child/person reports, inmate escapes and persons of interest searches.

''The notification will contain all pertinent information such as a physical description and last known location,'' Hall County 911 Director Gail Lane said. ''The citizen will be told to call 911 if they have information about the individual, but the notification's main purpose is to keep citizens informed, especially if this is occurring in their area.''

Lane said the new alert type may go out to all citizens countywide or may be sent to residents in a specific area, depending on the circumstances of the situation.  Read more here.

  

Gainesville resident, fitness guru and current Word Record Holder Greg Cochran is "Flipping for Fitness" to raise funds for fitness equipment for Hall County firefighters and EMTs.  He will be attempting to break the World Record of 203 flips of a 555 pound tire in one hour. 

 

 

Sponsored by Hall County Fire Services in collaboration with Hall County Parks and Leisure Services, Camp Lifesavers in a one-day safety camp for boys and girls ages 6- 11.  Topics include water safety, fire safety, sports safety, animal safety, electrical safety and much more!