According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 11.9 km² (4.6 mi²). 11.7 km² (4.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.95%) is water.
Children left behind on health care Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:16:06 -0400 The Hulse family staggered into North Georgia in January with $630 and hope for better times. Gary Hulse had lost his plumbing job in Arkansas, and the family had lost their home there. After arriving in Georgia, Melissa Hulse applied for Medicaid health insurance coverage for her four children. Three were accepted. But Avery, who has juvenile diabetes, wasn't approved — the result of bureaucratic misinformation, says her doctor, Martin Michaels. Medicaid, a program for the poor and disabled, never should have rejected Avery, Michaels said. Meanwhile, Avery's medical bills quickly mounted. "We sold our wedding rings to buy insulin,'' Melissa said. For months, though, they couldn't afford a second form of insulin and supplies to monitor their daughter's condition. The result: Avery, 16, twice had to be taken to a local emergency room. The bills totaled about $1,500. Too young to vote, they're still politically involved Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:07:50 -0400 • First in a series on people passionate about the presidential campaign They are committed and caring citizens, as excited by the upcoming presidential election as seasoned politicos. Georgia donors boost McCain, Obama Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:57:08 -0400 Atlanta philanthropist Tom Glenn had never even attended a big-money political fund-raiser when he decided to support Barack Obama. But when Glenn started to view the 2008 presidential campaign as a turning point for the nation, he decided to pull out all the stops. "My question was, 'What is the maximum I can give?' " Glenn said. Cumming businessman Tommy Bagwell has been a generous Republican contributor for years. He views the Bush administration as a disappointment, but when it comes to John McCain, he sees the ideal presidential candidate.