Local Business News

The public safety sector in Jackson County will be honored next month at a special event called the Hometown Hero Awards.

Riverside Military Academy’s Annual Fund Coordinator, Mary Paglia, was named the 2015 GOALTender of the Year for the State of Georgia on September 1 during the annual Georgia GOAL Scholarship conference.

Gainesville Theatre Alliance will present "The Flick" Sept. 15-18, GTA's first Discovery Series production of the 2016-2017 season.

The Gainesville-based Georgia Mountains Regional Commission is getting a new board member and two current members have been named to new terms.

The invasive insect responsible for the death or decline of hundreds of millions of ash trees in 27 states is on the move in Georgia, and is now present in four more north Georgia counties.

After looking at 1,406 public and private colleges and universities across the country, Washington Monthly magazine has named Piedmont College among the institutions offering the “Best Bang for the Buck.”

Forsyth County government Director of Communications Jodi Gardner earned the designation of Certified Public Communicator in July, as she completed Texas Christian University’s CPC Program in Fort Worth.

This summer Wilson Orthodontics quite literally spent the summer break “going to the dogs” by partnering with the Humane Society of Northeast Georgia.

The Hall County Tax Commissioner has added a new service: a dedicated Dealer/Fleet Agent.

Lt. Karen Nowakowski, a retired Atlanta firefighter, is the new head of Lanier Technical College’s Fire Science Technology Program.