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Alyssa Yarck, of Gainesville and Troop10811, has been awarded the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting.

Georgia’s net tax collections for April totaled $2.31 billion, for an increase of $48.7 million, or 2.2 percent, compared to last year.

Dana Chapman is making the move from leading The Guest House in Gainesville to a similar role with ITNLanier

All North Georgia Technical College Alumni are invited to the 2018 Annual Meeting and Awards Program to be held Saturday, June 9

Brenau University will confer degrees to its first Doctors of Physical Therapy on Saturday, May 4. There are 37 graduates in the inaugural class.

After sifting through more that 100 entries, Hall County has selected a name for Hall County Parks & Leisure's turtle sculpture.

The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative Atlanta Opportunity Fair hopes to get more than 30 U.S. companies, including Starbucks, Five Guys, FedEx and Walmart in touch with older teens and young adults Thursday.

Braselton Mayor Bill Orr honored his predecessors and brought the town’s centennial celebration to an official close with the unveiling of oil portraits of all five mayors at a reception Friday.

Cornelia-based Circle of Hope, which serves people in three northeast Georgia counties affected by domestic violence, has received a $5,000 donation from the Safeco Insurance Make More Happen program and the Jack Bradley Agency.

The state Board of Regents has approved a Master of Accountancy program for the University of North Georgia and school officials say it will be offered on the Gainesville campus.