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Georgia Urology’s Dr. Brent A. Sharpe recently became Georgia’s first robotic surgeon to receive accreditation as a Master Surgeon in Robotic Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation.

Members of the Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County are hosting their 69th annual Charity Ball Saturday at the Gainesville Civic Center.

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners has approved an agreement with three community improvement districts (CID) to fund a cost study of a Bus Rapid Transit corridor between Doraville and Sugarloaf Mills.

AAA-The Auto Club South reports Georgia gasoline prices decreased slightly compared to this time a week ago.

While there's been no detection in Georgia of the new COVID variant known as Omicron, state public health officials are urging Georgians not to let their guard down.

Piedmont University students, faculty, and staff have collected nearly 1,000 books for X Books and Common Good Atlanta. The books will be used in prison classrooms across the state of Georgia.

The North Georgia Technical College horticulture program is hosting the college’s annual poinsettia plant sale starting Monday.

The unemployment rate for the Gainesville metro held steady in October at 1.7%.

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), home fires triple on Thanksgiving. With that in mind, Red Cross of Georgia is urging caution in the kitchen this Thanksgiving.

Hall County’s administrative offices, libraries, courts, recycling center and community centers will be closed Thursday, Nov. 25 and Friday, Nov. 26 for the Thanksgiving holiday.