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The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Business After Hours is Thursday, August 27 from 5:00-7:00 pm at BGW Dental Group,

United Community Bank is recognizing 15 top performing individuals and bank teams who exhibited sales and service excellence during the second quarter. The recognition is part of the bank’s quarterly Sales and Service Champion program.

A new addition is in place at Memorial Park Cemetery's “Noah’s Ark Section”: a 700lb bronze Camel.

Perry Gas recently gave a donation to the North Georgia Technical College Foundation.

The Georgia Mountains Regional Commission Workforce Development Mobile Career Coach will be visiting The Place of Forsyth on August 26.

Barrow County Emergency Services recently promoted Marty Garner to the rank of Lieutenant. After completing his testing, Lieutenant Garner was promoted and assigned to Station 4 on B Shift. “Marty brings a lot of experience and training to this position,” stated Chief Skinner. “He will do a good job in his new role.”

Emily Vinson House competed in her first power lifting competition called Powerlifting for Pups in Atlanta on Saturday. This was a meet where she could qualify for the National Championships. In order for her to qualify for the national championships, she needed to lift a total of 570lbs spread across three exercises – Squat, Bench press, and Dead Lift.

Paul Maney has been named the recipient of the North Georgia Community Foundation’s 2015 Woodrow Stewart Leadership in Philanthropy Award.

Georgia Powder Coating Inc. has been named one of the best finishing shops in North America, according to an industry benchmarking survey conducted by Products Finishing magazine, a trade publication which has covered the industry since 1938.

Dr. Carlton Young, a North Gwinnett Advanced TM Club #2389831 member, will represent District 44 as one the semifinalists in the Toastmasters’ 2015 World Champion of Public Speaking contest in Las Vegas from August 12-15.