Local Business News

The hallways of a hospital closed less than one year ago are now filled with activity again, as Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin officially opened at 7 this morning.

Georgia gas prices are up again this week, according to this week's fuel price report from AAA, and the Gainesville area is seeing some of the most expensive pump prices in the state.

Piedmont College has completed the purchase of 80 acres adjacent to the Demorest campus from longtime friends of the college.

A rezoning request for property in the Rabbittown area where a hotel and small shopping center are planned will apparently not be heard by the Hall County Planning Commission Monday, after all.

After 25 years, Today’s Traditions Furniture and Design on Thompson Bridge Road will close its doors.

Plans by McEver Road United Methodist Church to relocate to Flowery Branch are scheduled to be heard by the Flowery Branch City Council again this week.

Road resurfacing, installation of rumble strips, bridge rehabilitation and pavement markings - all are new projects recently approved for roadways in the Georgia Department of Transportation's Northeast Region.

Georgia gas prices rose an average of 6-cents per gallon over the last week, according to this week's fuel price report from AAA.

Gov. Brian Kemp's office has released numbers for June, showing Georgia’s net tax collections last month totaled roughly $2.12 billion for an increase of $146 million, or 7.4%, compared to June 2018 when net tax collections totaled nearly $1.98 billion.

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners will hold the first of several public hearings this week on the proposed tax rate for the coming fiscal year.