Quick Response Project Program News Today

Fund established for families of poultry workers killed in nitrogen leak A fundraising account aimed to assist the families of the six poultry workers killed in a nitrogen leak Jan. 28 has been set up through Peach State Bank. The account, named the Gainesville Family Victim Hope Fund, is a collaborative effort by local organizations and churches to provide monetary support to the immediate families of the victims of last month’s chemical leak at Foundation Food Group in Gainesville. Donation...

GAINESVILLE – "Crossing a bridge when you come to it" might not only be prudent life-advice, it will soon be something more easily accomplished at one thorny location in Gainesville. Thanks to the Georgia Department of Transportation’s Quick Response Project Program the narrow bridge on State Route 13 (also known as Atlanta Highway) that spans Flat Creek will soon become pedestrian friendly. GDOT’s Quick Response Project Program addresses transportation needs such as restriping, intersect...