Local Business News

If the weather cooperates, the Georgia Department of Transportation will begin to wrap up the final phases of work on the roundabout project at Stone Pile Gap in Lumpkin County.

North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) received the 2020 Innovation Award from the Community Colleges of Appalachia (CCA) during a virtual awards presentation this week.

As the coronavirus pandemic shuttered businesses across the state, Georgia's unemployment rate hit an all-time high of 11.9% in April, according to State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier will partner with District 2 Public Health officials for a free COVID-19 testing event this Wednesday.

Thanks to the slow reopening of Georgia's economy, demand for gasoline is up a bit and that means prices also are inching upward.

A 24-year veteran of the Hall County School District is in line to be the new principal for The Foundry and the associate principal for Lanier College and Career Academy.

Gov. Brian Kemp plans to spend part of the day Friday, May 15 in Gainesville taking a look at how the community is responding to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Republican Congressman Doug Collins of Gainesville feels confident China covered up information about the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, so he has introduced a bill to help the President go after government officials.

One of the busiest corridors in Forsyth County is SR 9 and county engineers expect traffic to increase in the coming years, meaning the highway needs to be widened in some places.

Because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce's yearly transportation forum will be an online experience this year.