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​Officials with the University of Georgia said the state's flagship university accounts for nearly $100 million in annual economic impact in the Gainesville metro area.

Georgia Congressman Tom Price (R-Marietta), President Trump's nominee for Health & Human Services Secretary, will spend some time in front of another Senate committee Tuesday.

The Port of Savannah is reporting its busiest December ever thanks to a 12 percent jump in containerized cargo volume.

Gas prices have inched lower for nearly two consecutive weeks, according to AAA.

​The town of Braselton is looking for input on the "walkability" of its downtown area.

The North Georgia Community Foundation has opened the application period for scholarships administered by the Foundation.

The Sugar Hill Planning Commission has given its approval, with conditions, to a new neighborhood near Roberts Elementary School along Buford Highway.

More than $250,000 will support various faculty and staff projects and initiatives in 2017 at the University of North Georgia, marking the fourth year of the Presidential Initiative Awards program, instituted by UNG President Bonita C. Jacobs in 2013.

An FFA member from Commerce was one of 75 Future Farmers of America from around the country who spent twelve days in Africa recently on what was billed as an "educational and cultural experience."

The poultry capitol of the world could always eat more chicken. And, soon they will. A Chick-Fil-A plans to open in the New Holland area, according to Tim Evans with the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce.