City of Gainesville, Georgia

06/23/2026

𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | On the hunt for a new career opportunity? The City of Gainesville, Georgia is hiring! Become part of a thriving city that can provide you with a bright future and stability.

Gainesville Water Resources is currently seeking the right candidate to fill the role of 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/gainesvillega/jobs/5371984/purchasing-and-warehouse-supervisor?sort=PostingDate%7CDescending&page=1&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

Explore this and other job opportunities at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/gainesvillega.

06/23/2026

𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲.𝗼𝗿𝗴
𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘹, 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 24 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 7 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (June 23, 2026) — The City of Gainesville, Georgia is pleased to unveil its new Gainesville Financial Services Online Access Portal, connecting the public to key government services at any time of day.

"Gainesville Financial Services strives to deliver powerful e-government services and provide valuable information about our community while making your interactions with us more efficient, convenient and interactive," said Business Services Manager Tracie Morris.

The online access portal is designed to better meet customers' needs by allowing them to manage business tax and licensing queries based on 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 availability, and from the comfort of their home or workplace. Portal offerings, available at https://gainesvillega.hdlgov.com/Home/Index, include the following:

𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗢𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹
The Business Occupation Tax Portal enables users to perform any of the following functions, among others:

✅ Submit a Business Occupation Tax Application
✅ Renew a Business Occupation Tax Account
✅ Pay an outstanding balance
✅ Close a Business Occupation Tax Account

𝗔𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗹 𝗧𝗮𝘅/𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹
The Alcohol Tax/License Portal enables users to perform any of the following functions, among others:

✅ Print an alcohol license application
✅ File and pay alcohol excise tax
✅ Request an alcohol license renewal
✅ Pay an outstanding balance

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹
The Special Event Permit Portal enables users to perform any of the following functions, among others:

✅ Print an application form
✅ Pay an outstanding balance

𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹/𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹
The Hotel/Motel Excise Tax Portal enables users to perform any of the following functions, among others:

✅ File hotel/motel excise tax
✅ Pay hotel/motel excise tax
✅ Pay an outstanding balance

For those who prefer to conduct business in person, Business Tax and Licensing Division staff remain available and prepared to assist customers between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, excluding City-observed holidays, at Gainesville Financial Services, located at 300 Henry Ward Way, Suite 201 (second floor), Gainesville.

For further assistance, please visit https://www.gainesville.org/193/Business-Tax-Licensing or contact the Business Tax and Licensing Division by sending an email to [email protected] or calling 770-533-5842.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝘅 & 𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
Overseen by Gainesville Financial Services, the Business Tax and Licensing Division exists to assist the public with the following: business occupation taxes, alcohol taxes/licenses, special event permits and hotel/motel excise taxes. This division ensures all ordinances passed by the Gainesville City Council are implemented, and enforced fairly and equitably through administrative permitting and licensing, code compliance investigations, collections, inspections and regulatory procedures. For lists of other regulatory and licensing functions, please visit gainesville.org.

06/23/2026

𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟴-𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁. 𝟭𝟮 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲
𝘏𝘈𝘛-𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 5 𝘱.𝘮.-𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘍𝘳𝘪.-𝘚𝘢𝘵.

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (May 7, 2026) — Do your weekend plans include Downtown Gainesville? If so, your chariot awaits!

The City of Gainesville, Georgia, specifically Hall Area Transit (HAT), brings back the free Gainesville Trolley service from 5 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday starting May 8-Sept. 12.

"HAT reimagined the Gainesville Trolley operation to better align with riders' schedules and when 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 want a ride to downtown Gainesville," said Gainesville-Hall County Community Service Center Director Phillippa Lewis Moss, who oversees HAT. "The new schedule eliminates Thursday hours altogether, traditionally our slowest day for ridership, to expand Friday and Saturday hours later into the evening when more people are out and about.

"We're excited to see these small, but significant changes have an even bigger impact on Gainesville Trolley fans, especially those enjoying a late dinner or nightlife on the square, or even those attending a concert or performance at a nearby venue," she continued.

HAT has also included a new destination in the Gainesville Trolley itinerary for 2026 — Cresswind at Lake Lanier, adding to the Chattahoochee Golf Club, Dixon neighborhood, Glenwood/Riverside neighborhood, Midland and Fair Street neighborhood routes. Three trolleys will service these routes — one for Dixon, one for Glenwood/Riverside and one for all remaining routes.

Fridays and Saturdays now through Saturday, Sept. 12, catch the Gainesville Trolley between the hours of 5 p.m. and midnight in the neighborhoods below:

𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗡𝗢. 𝟭: 𝗗𝗶𝘅𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱
🩷 Runs 5:30 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday (𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 30 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴)

Explore trolley stops here ➡️: https://www.gainesville.org/973/Gainesville-Trolley

𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗡𝗢. 𝟮: 𝗚𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱/𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀
🧡 Runs 5:30 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday (𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 30 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴)

Explore trolley stops here ➡️: https://www.gainesville.org/973/Gainesville-Trolley

𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗡𝗢. 𝟯: 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗿, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯, 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁
𝓒𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓼𝔀𝓲𝓷𝓭 𝓪𝓽 𝓛𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓛𝓪𝓷𝓲𝓮𝓻 ✨NEW✨
💛 Runs 5:35-11:35 p.m. Friday-Saturday (𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 5:35 𝘱.𝘮., 7:05 𝘱.𝘮., 8:35 𝘱.𝘮., 10:05 𝘱.𝘮. 𝘢𝘯𝘥 10:45 𝘱.𝘮.)

Explore trolley stops here ➡️: https://www.gainesville.org/973/Gainesville-Trolley

𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓽𝓽𝓪𝓱𝓸𝓸𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓮 𝓖𝓸𝓵𝓯 𝓒𝓵𝓾𝓫
💚 Runs 5 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday (𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 5 𝘱.𝘮. 𝘢𝘯𝘥 11:30 𝘱.𝘮.)

Explore trolley stops here ➡️: https://www.gainesville.org/973/Gainesville-Trolley

𝓜𝓲𝓭𝓵𝓪𝓷𝓭
🩵 Runs 6:30-9:50 p.m. Friday-Saturday (𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 6:30 𝘱.𝘮., 8 𝘱.𝘮. 𝘢𝘯𝘥 9:30 𝘱.𝘮.)

Explore trolley stops here ➡️: https://www.gainesville.org/973/Gainesville-Trolley

𝓕𝓪𝓲𝓻 𝓢𝓽𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓽
💜 Runs 6:45-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday (𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 6:45 𝘱.𝘮., 8:15 𝘱.𝘮. 𝘢𝘯𝘥 9:45 𝘱.𝘮.)

Explore trolley stops here ➡️: https://www.gainesville.org/973/Gainesville-Trolley

In addition to pick-up and drop-off points, find trolley schedules and maps, accessibility and capacity information, and local trolley history at gainesville.org/973/Gainesville-Trolley.

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For questions or concerns, contact HAT at 770-503-3333, ext. 2.

06/22/2026

Independence Day ❤️🤍💙 is still two weeks out, but if we know our residents/visitors, we know you're making plans now for the long holiday weekend!

A heads up 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 — this includes both Friday, July 3 (City-observed holiday), 𝘢𝘯𝘥 Saturday, July 4.

The City of Gainesville, Georgia looks forward to serving you the weekend before, June 26-27, and the weekend after, July 10-11.

More details ➡️: gainesvilletrolley.com

06/22/2026

The US National Weather Service Peachtree City Georgia (NWS) has issued a ‼️hazardous weather outlook‼️ for nearly 100 Georgia counties, including Hall.

The City of Gainesville, Georgia faces the following impacts from strong to severe thunderstorms moving into the area this afternoon (Monday), June 22:

🌊 Heavy rainfall resulting in localized flash flooding
⛈️ Frequent lightning
🍃 Damaging wind gusts

At this time, the NWS indicates daily thunderstorm chances will continue through most of next week, with a few storms becoming strong and bringing the risk for heavy rainfall, gusty winds and frequent lightning. The City will continue sharing timely updates if and when available.

When severe weather's on the horizon, prepare your home sooner rather than later with this Ready checklist:

✅ Secure outdoor items
✅ Check windows and doors
✅ Pick a safe room

Review the NWS's hazardous weather outlook in its entirety here: https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=GAZ023&warncounty=GAC139&firewxzone=GAZ023&local_place1=Gainesville%20GA&product1=Hazardous+Weather+Outlook&lat=34.3056&lon=-83.8257

06/22/2026

06/21/2026

Finally. ☀️🍧🪁

06/21/2026

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06/19/2026

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆: 𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗶., 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟯
𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴; 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (June 19, 2026) — The City of Gainesville, Georgia will observe Independence Day Friday, July 3, resulting in unavailability of the following facilities and services:

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲:
• Gainesville Administration Building
• Gainesville Community and Economic Development Building
• Roy Franklin Hooper Jr. Public Safety Building (Gainesville Police Department + Gainesville Fire Department)
• Gainesville Water Resources Building (Queen City Parkway)
• Gainesville Civic Center (Gainesville Parks & Recreation), etc. (𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝘼𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 & 𝙁𝙞𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣)

𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲-𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (Gainesville-Hall Community Council On Aging), 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴:
• Meals on Wheels
• Senior Life Center

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴:
• WeGo
• Gainesville Trolley (𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙅𝙪𝙡𝙮 4)

𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴
• The City of Gainesville's solid waste collection schedule will go unchanged the week of Fourth of July. On your designated pickup day, please be sure to set your garbage and recycling at the curb by no later than 6:30 a.m. to ensure collection.

𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿
• A friendly reminder Chattahoochee Golf Club (CGC), excluding the driving range and related facilities, is currently closed for renovations. From now until September 2026, the CGC course will undergo a laundry list of action items targeted at modernizing aging infrastructure, improving playability and enhancing the course aesthetic — ultimately strengthening the overall golfer experience. Explore how the City is "raising the par" at CGC here: https://www.gainesville.org/m/newsflash/home/detail/789

The City will return to business as usual Monday, July 6.

For more information and timely updates, visit gainesville.org or "Like" and follow on Facebook.