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Forsyth County has hired a director to lead its Information Systems & Technology Department.

Piedmont College freshmen gathered in the Chapel recently for a Convocation service to officially mark the start of the college’s 120th year.

With the official end of the LanierWorld Summer Season on October 1, Lanier Islands has one more (dog) trick up its sleeve.

For the second year in a row, Brenau University is ranked in the top 20 of Washington Monthly’s list of “Best Bang for the Buck Southeast Colleges.”

Craft brewers can now sell their products directly to the public — without the added cost of a paid tour — thanks to a new law that took effect Friday, and Gainesville's only brewery celebrated the occasion with a day-long party.

Gainesville First United Methodist Church, with assistance from Syfan Transport, is working with several schools in the north end of Hall County to gather cleaning supplies for the residents of Texas affected by Hurricane Harvey.

The sixth annual HealthCare Reform Seminar wasn’t what some people had expected it to be, at least, if you had polled them shortly after the November general election.

​Dr. Nicolaas van den Heever, an international expert in administration and education of occupational therapy, has officially joined the faculty at Brenau University as associate professor and director of the School of Occupational Therapy.

The 32.2-acre property sits along White Street near White Street Lane, and the new development would feature a mixture of single family attached and detached homes, along with stacked flats, according to Marty Allen, city manager.