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The ongoing coronavirus pandemic - and a current surge in community cases - has forced a change in plans for the annual Emporium community fundraiser at First Baptist Church of Gainesville.

Resurfacing began Friday and will continue for the next three months on a five-mile stretch of SR 20/Buford Drive in Gwinnett County.

The Hall County Tax Commissioner's Office will mail approximately 92,500 tax statements for real and personal property on Monday, Sept. 13.

Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.97 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, just a penny less than a week ago.

The Town of Clermont will start the 2021 fall festival season in North Georgia with its annual Clermont Days celebration on Sept. 17 and 18.

Gwinnett County commissioners are moving forward with plans to revitalize the old Gwinnett Place Mall property, but first they want input from the community.

Gainesville businessman Ron Bracewell was recently named a member of the Board of Directors for Pinnacle Bank and Pinnacle Financial Corporation.

Elachee Nature Science Center's 2021 Snake Day Wildlife Festival has been scheduled for Sat. Sept. 11.

The state of Georgia on Friday passed a grim milestone in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, registering 20,041 confirmed COVID deaths.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce has hired Mark VanTassel of Gainesville as Vice President of Finance and Administration.