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Gov. Nathan Deal announced Monday that Georgia’s net tax collections for October increased 8.6 percent compared to October 2015.

Last year, to address the growing needs of the regional business community and professionals, the University of North Georgia's (UNG) Mike Cottrell College of Business expanded its Cottrell Master of Business Administration (MBA) program to the Gainesville Campus – an area that continues to experience economic growth, and has since experienced record enrollment.

The Christmas movie that was filmed this year in Dahlonega will be telecast by the Hallmark Channel Thanksgiving night.

Dr. Frank McDonald Jr. was elected president-elect of the Medical Association of Georgia at its recent House of Delegates meeting in Savannah.

The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total $90,815 in grants during its October meeting, including $71,950 to agencies serving area residents.

This year's Braselton Christmas Parade will be the centennial edition of the event, and applications for participants are now being accepted.

Veteran banker S. Keith Brady has joined Peach State Bank and will serve as a Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer, according to bank President and CEO Ron Quinn.

A retired Gainesville textile executive and community leader, Bob Painter, has died.

Toccoa Clinic Medical Associates (The Toccoa Clinic) has officially joined Northeast Georgia Physicians Group, the multi-specialty physicians group of Northeast Georgia Health System – the parent organization of Northeast Georgia Medical Center.

Northeast Georgia Medical Center now has a device smaller than a dime that can help keep heart failure patients from being admitted to the hospital.