Thirty-six teachers, including ten from the Gainesville and Hall County school systems, have been awarded Bright Ideas grants by Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (JEMC).
When the Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board holds its first meeting of 2016, members will tackle a rezoning proposal from the developers of the Mundy Mill project on the south side of the city.
The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday morning the unemployment rate in the Northeast Georgia region in November was 4.9 percent, down four-tenths of a percentage point from 5.3 percent in October.
The warden at Hall County's Correctional Institute has been patiently waiting for a new facility to open, and after several delays, he thinks the opening will now come at the beginning of 2016.
The Jackson EMC (JEMC) Foundation board of directors awarded a total $98,910 in grants to organizations during their November meeting, including $91,000 to agencies serving area residents.
The national average price for a gallon of gasoline on Sunday was exactly $2 a gallon, and Monday the price should hit $1.99 for the first time since March 2009.
Moody's Investors Service has upgraded Hall County's general obligation bond rating from Aa3 to Aa2, citing "the county's strengthened reserve position following several years of operating surpluses, driven by conservative budgeting management."
