Local Business News

The North Georgia Technical College Foundation recently received a check for $5,000 from detective agency Phillips and Associates Inc. in Toccoa, Ga., to be used for five $1,000 scholarships for students in the Criminal Justice Program at North Georgia Technical College.

Tanger Outlets in Commerce recently named five individual area schools as this year’s recipients of a TangerKIDS Grant.

North Georgia Technical College is hosting its annual poinsettia sale for the holidays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dec. 7-10, at the Clarkesville Campus greenhouse location.

In keeping with the “Season of Giving,” a Southern lakeside resort is paying it forward to three communities that give so much to Georgia and the nation all year-round – Law Enforcement, Fire Services and the United States Armed Forces.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce’s Business Before Hours is Friday, December 4 from 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. at Milton Martin Toyota’s new showroom in Oakwood.

North Georgia Premium Outlets, a Simon Center offering savings of 25 to 65 percent off every day, is sending a call to performers to provide holiday entertainment in the Food Pavilion now through December 24.

With all of the recent rain in Georgia, the good news is Lake Lanier is full. However, all of the wet conditions have slightly delayed the opening of Magical Nights of Lights and Winter Adventure, as Lanier Islands prepares to deliver what promises to be their best guest experience yet.