Local Business News

Habersham Christian Learning Center will hold its Annual Meeting/Fundraiser Banquet on Thursday, March 16 in the Stewart Fellowship Hall at Cornelia United Methodist Church located at 275 Wyly Street in Cornelia. The event will include a silent auction, dinner and entertainment.

The Georgia Department of Labor’s (GDOL) Habersham Career Center will help Flexicrew, a staffing and employment agency, recruit 50 employees to work in Habersham and Hall counties.

It happens every year as refineries shift into maintenance season - gas prices go up. Georgia gas prices are up 3-cents a gallon this week.

The Humane Society of Northeast Georgia recently announced the organization has received a $40,000 grant from PetSmart Charities to help with its low-cost spay/neuter clinic.

The Georgia Department of Labor’s (GDOL) Gainesville Career Center continues to assist Lanier Islands Resort recruit seasonal employees to work during the summer.

The Jackson County Community Outreach (JCCO) announced recently that the group will award 17 scholarships totaling $21,500 to graduating seniors of the county's four high schools and the Jackson County Adult Learning Center in 2017.

Motorists saw little movement in pump prices this week. But gasoline could soon be on the rise as spring approaches, according to the latest fuel price report from AAA.

Prices at the pump rose slightly this week. The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $2.279 today, up nearly a penny from last week

Gov. Nathan Deal's office announced Thursday afternoon that Georgia’s net tax collections for January totaled $2.2 billion, for an increase of $154.1 million, or 7.5 percent, compared to January 2016.

Nationwide, motorists continue to see a slow decline in prices at the pump this week.