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The Gainesville-Hall County Development Authority was recently presented a $300,000 check from the Appalachian Regional Commission to fund the Apprenticeship 101 program.

Cathy Moore, a Georgia native with more than 30 years of experience in higher education, has been named the new Academic Dean of Riverside Military Academy.

A Flowery Branch restaurant is one of two in Georgia proclaimed among the Top 100 restaurants in the country by Open Table, a worldwide provider of online restaurant reservations.

The Dr. Louise Bauck Endowment for Environmental Studies was recently established at Brenau University to honor the memory and legacy of a longtime faculty member, who died this summer.

A $30,000 donation has been made to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier by Lanier Partners of North Georgia Inc.

Statewide first-time claims for unemployment insurance were down statewide in November compared to the month before but were up in metro Gainesville.

Northeast Georgia Health System and Anthem are reportedly "close" to a new agreement on a health insurance contract after months of negotiations which left thousands of Anthem policyholders "out of network" with NGHS.

Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.39 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, according to AAA.

Northeast Georgia Medical Center is the first hospital in Georgia to provide a new test that can better predict if you have coronary artery disease and need a cardiac catheterization to restore blood flow to your heart.

The Hall County Schools’ school nurse program has formed a partnership with the North Hall Lions Club to implement the “Eyes for Education” vision-screening program for all Hall County elementary students.