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North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) and Georgia Military College (GMC) signed an agreement Thursday that will provide Associate of Applied Science (AAS) graduates of select North Georgia Tech programs the chance to continue on with Georgia Military College to earn a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree.

Bonita C. Jacobs, president of the University of North Georgia, and Lanier Technical College President Ray Perren will speak Friday at the North Georgia Regional Education Summit in Cumming.

The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday morning that the unemployment rate in the Northeast Georgia region in September was 5.3 percent, while the rate for the Gainesville metro was 4.4 percent.

The man who was the first full-time pathologist at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville has died.

Brenau University in Gainesville has announced a new name for its nursing school.

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hall County a $3,500 grant to support youth literacy.

Scarecrows dot the landscape in downtown Gainesville and Main Street Gainesville wants the public's help in deciding which one is best.

North Main Credit Union received a Façade Grant from the Cornelia Downtown Development Authority when its building was repainted and new signage added.

The North Georgia Technical College Foundation announces that Stovall Machine Products has established a scholarship for the CNC and Tool and Die Programs at the college.

The University of North Georgia's Chinese Language Flagship Program has been renewed for another four-year, $1.2 million grant.