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Good Sports and Let's Play has donated equipment worth $10,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier.

Dr. James C. Eck has officially joined the Brenau University administration as provost and vice president of academic affairs.

The University of Georgia Alumni Association has unveiled its 40 Under 40 Class of 2017 - and it includes a Gainesville woman, a former resident of the city and a Sugar Hill man.

Struggling department store chain Sears says it's closing even more stores as it tries to turn around its business.

Georgia Power plans to close its remaining 27 business offices, including one in our area, in October 2017.

Brenau University will begin classes in August for a new co-ed exercise science degree program, offering students a new entryway to the health care industry.

For the third consecutive year, Gainesville-based Willis Investment Counsel has been recognized by The Financial Times of London as one of the top investment advisory firms in the U.S.

The Hall County Planning Commission gave unanimous recommendation for approval to a five-lot and six-lot subdivision Monday in a pair of separate appeals, each subdivision to be built on larger-than-normal parcels of land.

A local real estate professional said one of North Georgia's cities is seeing some rapid growth - and it will keep seeing that growth.

North Georgia Technical College is waiving application fees for new students on three Wednesdays in July.