Area briefs include child molestation arrests

It is, for now at least, jail without bail for a Madison County man arrested on child molestation charges: Larry David is 41 years old, from Colbert.

A Barrow County man is arrested on child molestation charges in Hall County: 25 year-old Antonio Mendez is facing molestation allegations that date back to February.

He worked in Athens before taking a job as Parks Director in Hall County: Mike Little has died, a brief illness at the age of 58. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday at the North Hall Community and Technology Center.

A report from the Georgia Hospital Association says Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville had an economic impact of more than $3.5 billion on the state and local economy in 2020, directly employing more than nine thousand workers.

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