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Georgia gasoline prices increase a penny over the last week, according to this week's fuel price report from AAA.

Former Cornelia Mayor J.C. Irby got an unexpected surprise Saturday morning as officials gathered to dedicate the new city hall facility to him.

Northside Hospital has announced a major expansion for the emergency department at Northside Hospital-Gwinnett in Lawrenceville.

One Baldwin councilman said he believes the city is more than two years overdue on completing a downtown park, while a councilwoman said she is not yet committed to the project.

Cornelia City Hall is closed through Wednesday, Aug. 5, to allow staff to move into the new Cornelia Municipal Building next door.

Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $1.99 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline.

Recently, Habersham County resident and area businesswoman Celena Iam presented the idea of a skateboard park to the Helen City Commission.

For the seventh year in a row, Syfan Logistics, based in Gainesville, has been named one of the Top 100 third-party logistics companies in America by Inbound Logistics magazine

The White County Commission is not only supporting the White County Sheriff’s Office verbally, but also budgetarily.

Despite the cancellation of the Helen Chamber of Commerce’s 50th Oktoberfest festivities in the Festhalle, city officials say Helen’s restaurants, shops, hotels and amusements will be open and offering Oktoberfest fun for visitors beginning in September.