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South State Corporation, which has bank branches in Gainesville and elsewhere in northeast Georgia, Thursday reported a 33.8 percent increase in net income.

Federal officials say a record number of airline passengers were caught last year trying to take guns on planes, and most of the weapons were loaded.

Employees of Gainesville's Enota and Centennial elementary schools Wednesday got their first look at how plans for extensive work on both campuses will impact both student bodies.

Poultry executive Abit Massey of Gainesville will be one of two recipients of the University of Georgia's President's Medal during Founders Day activities at UGA on Jan. 27.

As oil slips to the lowest level in more than a decade, gas prices continue logging multi-year lows.

Plans for two subdivisions, each consisting of more than 150 lots, are on the Hall County Planning Commission's agenda for Tuesday's meeting.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce's Vision 2030 program will host the unveiling of a new addition to the Gainesville-Hall County Public Art Tour Friday at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.

Gainesville City Council members heard at their work session this past week that the Gainesville Civic Center is getting some age on it, and that means they'll need to spend money for repairs in the near future.

Foster parents in North Georgia have another option to get things they need, such as clothes and toys, for their foster children.

As part of plans to shutter 269 stores worldwide, most of them in the U.S., Walmart Friday announced that seven of its Walmart Express convenience stores in Georgia will be closing.