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Albany State University, a historically black university in southwest Georgia, would merge with Darton State College under a proposal by the University System of Georgia's top official.

The funeral service for Gordon Sawyer - retired advertising executive, northeast Georgia historian and WDUN commentator - will be held Monday.

The rainy weather did not deter the excitement of Marketplace shoppers in Gainesville on Friday.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched a new Regional Emphasis Program in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi intended to prompt employers to protect poultry industry workers properly and reduce injury and illness rates.

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.