Local Business News

District 2 Public Health has scheduled a free COVID-19 testing event for Saturday, Aug. 29 at St. John Baptist Church in Gainesville.

A section of Green Street between Washington and Spring streets will close for two weeks beginning August 31.

Gasoline prices in the Gainesville area are among the lowest in the state this week, according to the latest fuel price report from AAA-The Auto Club Group.

Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler is making a two-week campaign swing around the state starting Monday, Aug. 24 and she plans to make her final stop the home county of her closest opponent.

While some students have already resumed in-person classes, others are learning remotely as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Georgia Public Health officials say they are concerned parents are forgetting that they need to get immunizations for all students as the new school year gets underway.

Per a statewide judicial order, the Georgia Department of Revenue will allow property owners the chance to appeal their property assessments through Aug. 27.

Georgia's unemployment rate for July remained unchanged from June, according to a Thursday report from the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL).

A private company working with the Georgia Urban Ag Council has donated more than 10,000 face shields to five hospitals in the Northeast Georgia region.

Georgia gasoline prices increase a penny over the last week, according to this week's fuel price report from AAA.

Banks County will receive a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to use for infrastructure improvements in the quickly-growing North Georgia county.