Ken Stanford

For the 25th year in a row, Hall County Financial Services has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.

A group of lawmakers is set to begin reviewing Georgia's many tax breaks.

Vets Haven, a non-profit organization, will hold a benefit ride for veterans on Saturday, July 29.

Good Sports and Let's Play has donated equipment worth $10,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier.

The Jackson County Historic Courthouse and Historic Archives will host a reading and book signing by G. Richard "Dickey" Hoard next month.

Dr. James C. Eck has officially joined the Brenau University administration as provost and vice president of academic affairs.

Three stops in northeast Georgia - Blue Ridge, Lakemont, and Watkinsville - are planned next week by the Disabled American Veterans' Mobile Service Office.

The University of Georgia Alumni Association has unveiled its 40 Under 40 Class of 2017 - and it includes a Gainesville woman, a former resident of the city and a Sugar Hill man.

Struggling department store chain Sears says it's closing even more stores as it tries to turn around its business.