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Gainesville-based Forum Communications is included on the University of Georgia Alumni Association’s 2019 Bulldog 100 list of fastest-growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni.

The search for the successor to retiring Brenau University President Ed Schrader is now officially underway.

Industries of all sizes were honored Tuesday at an annual luncheon coordinated by the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce and presented by Lanier Technical College.

Frank Zamora, a U.S. History teacher at Johnson High School, has been named the Teacher of the Year for 2019-2020 for the Hall County School District.

Dahlonega has been named one of the 25 most festive holiday towns in the country by carrentals.com.

Braselton is one of eight Georgia communities recently awarded $35.4 million in financing for infrastructure improvements by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority.

The Braselton Planning Commission is scheduled to hear a proposal later this month for multi-use development that will include 240 housing units.

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners will hold a hearing Nov. 15 on the proposed Fiscal Year 2019 county budget.

Truett McConnell University recently received a grant of $20,000 from the Carolyn King Ragan Charitable Foundation to purchase a DNA Sequencer.

Dr. Buddy Langston, a retired Gainesville physician, was recently recognized by the Georgia Hospital Association with one of its "Physician Hero" awards.