Ken Stanford

Carroll Daniel Construction Company's division manager, Trent Brown, has been selected to serve on the steering committee for the Association of General Contractors of America’s Construction Leadership Council.

The Gainesville Kiwanis Club is now accepting nominations for the John W. Jacobs, Jr. Youth Service Award.

Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., announced recently that high school students from Cumming and Locust Grove have been selected as delegates to the 56th annual United States Senate Youth Program.

The number of unemployment insurance claims filed in Georgia last year was the lowest in 20 years.

Lanier Technical College officials have named the school's semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership.

The Humane Society of Northeast Georgia has received $46,000 from PetSmart Charities to help fund its spay and neuter efforts in the area.

The Hall County Board of Commissioners will consider a pay increase next week for certified law enforcement within the Hall County Sheriff's Office.

Brenau University's winter convocation in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was held Thursday in Pearce Auditorium, a program which Vice President for Student Services Amanda Lammers called “one of the most inspiring” days of the year.

John Addison, the former Co-CEO of Primerica, and Brenau University President Ed Schrader will be inducted into the Northeast Georgia Business Hall of Fame next month.

Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) is hosting a benefits fair for veterans in the Ninth Congressional District Wednesday in Dahlonega.