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The Gainesville City School Board is moving forward in the budget process, giving first-reading approval to a tentative budget at its regular meeting Monday night.

In its weekly fuel price report, AAA said motorists across the country saw increases at the pump last week, but that trend is not likely to continue.

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet has inked a deal to open a store at College Square Shopping Center in Oakwood.

The Georgia Department of Transportation has a heavy load to transport from South Carolina to northwest Georgia this week, and GDOT officials are warning motorists to be cautious along the route.

Piedmont College will offer a four-year degree in cardiovascular technology this fall, the first program of its kind in Georgia.

A German automotive parts manufacturer plans to establish its U.S. operations in Stephens County, according to a press statement from Gov. Nathan Deal's office.

Hoping to avoid an extended school year - which happened this year - the Hall County School Board has approved a 2015-16 school calendar with four built-in snow days after the first of the year.

Million-dollar pay packages are justified to retain the presidents of Georgia Tech and Georgia State, the head of the state's university system said, despite criticism the compensation is too lavish.

Athens-based St. Mary's Health Care System has acquired Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center in Lavonia.

Gas prices are still creeping up in some parts of the southeastern United States, according to this week’s report from AAA, but motorists are forecast to pay the lowest summer gas prices since 2009.