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Six teams featuring 12 University of North Georgia students, including two from Cumming and one from Gainesville, will compete in the innovateUNG Pitch Challenge Feb. 20.

The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total $93,200 in grants during its January meeting, including $20,000 to organizations serving Hall County.

Bobby Banks of Oakwood and Rick Desai of Buford have been named to Gov. Brian Kemp's Georgians First Commission.

Abit Massey of Gainesville, President-Emeritus of the Georgia Poultry Federation, was inducted into the American Poultry Hall of Fame Wednesday.

Northside Hospital and Gwinnett Health System announced Tuesday that the two medical entities have cleared the final regulatory hurdle toward combining operations.

As the city of Gainesville grapples with structural problems at the Gainesville Civic Center, the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce has had to relocate its annual Business Expo, which had been held for years in the ballroom of the Civic Center.

According to this week's fuel price report from AAA-The Auto Club Group, drivers are paying an average price of $2.14 per gallon in Georgia.

Northeast Georgia Medical Center's Family Medicine residency program has received initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Ninth District Congressman Doug Collins has reintroduced legislation aimed at lowering the cost of prescription medication and increasing transparency in the drug pricing process.

The Hall County Planning Commission is set to hear proposed amendments to the county's Short Term Rental Ordinance at a meeting later this month.