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Banks County will not provide land for or help fund a Georgia State Patrol post in the county.

Federal prosecutors say a central Georgia hospital system has agreed to a multimillion dollar settlement to resolve allegations of fraudulent Medicare billing.

Piedmont College will celebrate Spring Commencement 2015 with three days of events and ceremonies at the campus in Demorest April 30–May2.

For the first time in 127 days, the national average price for regular unleaded gasoline exceeded $2.50 per gallon on Friday.

With state funding approved recently, the University of North Georgia (UNG) plans to open an instructional site this fall in Blue Ridge.

The Suwanee Farmers Market opens at Town Center Park Saturday, May 2. It will be open each Saturday from 8:00-12:00 through October 3.

Several Saturday events have been postponed or canceled because of rain and the threat of severe weather.

Two annual events scheduled for Saturday in Mt. Airy have been postponed.

The University of North Georgia (UNG) Friday hosted student counselors, admissions officers, financial advisors and others from University System of Georgia (USG) institutions in a one-day conference about increasing financial literacy among high school and college students.

Jackson EMC recently awarded Allison Walls, Flowery Branch High School senior, with a 2015 Walter Harrison Scholarship, named in honor of a rural electrification pioneer.