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In an effort to make specimen collection for COVID-19 more centrally available, District 2 Public Health is altering some hours at its Hall County office and adding some hours at its office in Habersham County.

Georgia gasoline prices increased slightly at the pump compared to a week ago, and Gainesville prices are among the highest in the state.

Gainesville-based HALLCO Community Credit Union and Clarkesville-based Habersham Federal Credit Union (HFCU) have merged operations.

While many parts of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests remain closed to visitors during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a number have now reopened, according to U.S. Forest Service officials.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced Thursday morning that the agency last week processed 228,352 unemployment claims, down about 38,000 from the prior week.

Dana Farr, an East Hall Middle School teacher, has been selected as one of just 19 educators from across the country for the 2020 PBS Digital Innovator All-Star Program.

SK Innovation is ready to begin construction on its second electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility in Jackson County this summer.

After a one-month delay dued to the COVID-19 pandemic, tax assessments for residential and commercial property owners are now in the mail.

During its April meeting, the Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total of $100,000 in emergency funding grants to North Georgia organizations responding to the impacts of COVID-19.

The Hall County School District has developed an Online Registration Tool for parents of kindergarten students.