AP Business

Dr. Gail Thaxton, President of North Georgia Technical College (NGTC), will become Interim President of Athens Technical College July 1 while the search for a permanent replacement for retiring Dr. Flora Tydings is conducted.

It is now less than a month until the deadline to appeal the personal property assessments mailed by the Hall County Tax Assessors office May 15. The deadline is June 29.

Mountain Garden Day will be held at the Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center near Blairsville June 13.

Brenau University and two other northeast Georgia colleges get high marks for their online courses in a recently published report.

Two state parks in northeast Georgia - Fort Yargo in Winder and Tugaloo in Lavonia - have been recognized as among the country's Top 100 Family Friendly Places to Boat and Fish.

For the second year in a row, the Southeast Conference United Church of Christ will hold its annual meeting at Piedmont College in Demorest.

Home Depot is asking a judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed by consumers after a massive data breach last year.

Greenville-based CertusBank is closing its downtown headquarters and is selling its operations. The sale includes branches in north Georgia.