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Dollar General’s newest store at 7473 Elliot Family Pkwy in Dawsonville is now open.

Wilson Orthodontics has joined forces with the Smile Doctors Braces team recently announcing its official partnership and new name Smile Doctors Braces by Wilson Orthodontics.

Jackson County EMS and Major Steve Smith of the sheriff's department were recently recognized as Hometown Heroes by the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce.

The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding eligible Private NonProfit organizations in 137 Georgia counties, including a number in northeast Georgia, that Nov. 27 is the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by Hurricane Irma.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Georgia were up slightly in September, compared to August, but were down in metro Gainesville.

The deadline for paying Hall County property taxes without penalty is now less than two weeks away.

Sears Holdings Corp. is closing another 63 stores as the ailing retailer tries to turn around its business. Liquidation sales will start as early as next Thursday.

Plans for an 880-home active-adult residential development off Dawsonville Highway west of Gainesville have been halted, city officials confirmed Friday morning.

The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Thursday awarded $45,000 worth of life-saving equipment grants to two first responder organizations, a school and a local school district during a news conference in Gainesville.