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With coronavirus cases on the rise in Georgia in recent weeks, Gov. Brian Kemp has signed two executive orders extending the Public Health State of Emergency and existing COVID-19 safety measures.

With a $2.6 million personal gift from Douglas and Kay Ivester, the department of psychology at Brenau University in Gainesville has become a school in the Ivester College of Health Services.

It's been a while since Georgians have paid $2 a gallon for gasoline, but that's the average price per gallon for the 4th of July travel week.

North Georgia Technical College has announced academic plans for fall semester 2020, giving students several different options for learning.

As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, USDA Forest Service officials are reminding residents, visitors and campers that fireworks are prohibited on Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests.

A major manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles is planning to make another addition to its facility in Jackson County.

Government officials in Forsyth County made it official Thursday, June 25, breaking ground on a new dog park for the northern end of the county.

Hall County's administrative offices, courts, community centers, animal shelter and libraries will be closed July 3 and 4 to observe the Independence Day federal holiday.

As the COVID-19 health crisis continues in Georgia, all of the state's metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) continue to see reduced annual growth, but there was improvement from April to May, according to Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler.

After a rough week for law enforcement across the nation, officers in Gainesville and Hall County got a nod of appreciation from Free Chapel Worship Center Tuesday morning.