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The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total $93,589 in grants during a recent meeting, including $77,500 to agencies serving area residents.

Black Friday doesn't happen until next week, but the Gainesville Police Department is starting extra surveillance of shopping areas in the city this weekend.

The Northeast Georgia Community Foundation honored Philanthropists of the Year Bob and Wanda Swoszowski at a luncheon on Thursday.

The solid waste schedule for the City of Gainesville will be altered next week because of the Thanksgiving holiday

The Annual Jingle Mingle, sponsored by Main Street Gainesville, was held Thursday night from 5 to 8 p.m.

While the downtown Gainesville area has blossomed over the past few years, city planners are hoping for much more in the future.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced Thursday the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in October was 5.7 percent, down one-tenth of a percentage point from September.

The Hall County School Board will have to start the process over to find a Finance Officer for the school district.

The Rushton and Company's founding partner, Barclay Rushton, has earned his Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) credentials from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

North Georgia Technical College photography students were top winners at the recent Georgia Professional Photographers Association state convention.