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A familiar voice on the WDUN airwaves has been silenced. Longtime commentator Gordon Sawyer passed away Thursday at the age of 89.

Robert D. Long has been named Vice President of Economic Development for the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce.

The Walton Family Foundation says it will donate $50 million over three years to Teach for America to support 4,000 new teachers nationwide, some in Georgia.

United Way of Hall County is accepting letters of intent for consideration for 2016 Community Investment funding.

The Oxley Group and Sullivan & Schlieman Wealth Management are the winners of this year's Business Beautification Awards of Excellence from the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce.

Piedmont College President President James F. Mellichamp has been elected chair of the Georgia Independent College Association (GICA), made up of 26 private, nonprofit colleges and universities across the state.

The owner of some residential property along Thompson Bridge Road north of Gainesville got the rezoning he wanted from the Hall County Planning Commission Monday night, but some homeowners who live nearby are concerned about his plans.

The road closing on a portion of B.C. Road near Cornelia that was originally scheduled for Tuesday Nov. 3, has been postponed due to rain.

The price of gasoline tumbled lower last week as it continues to adjust to increased supplies and low oil prices. The average price of gasoline was $2.19 on Sunday, a 2 cent decline from last week.

Pecan farmers in Middle Georgia are optimistic about this year's pecan crop.