Ken Stanford

Ron Quinn, Peach State Bank & Trust President & CEO, recently announced the addition of local banking veterans Ricky Pugh, Steve Sorrells, Wendy Smith and Jana Lovell to the Peach State leadership team.

The University of North Georgia Foundation and the Women of UNG hosted the annual Women’s Holiday Scholarship Luncheon recently at the Chattahoochee Country Club in Gainesville and awarded $6,000 in scholarships to eight UNG women for their academic merit.

Sitting Up with the Dead returns to the Gainesville branch of the Hall County Library System Jan. 13.

The City of Braselton is planning a "spray park" and has begun soliciting bids for its design and installation.

Eight Hall County Sheriff's Office recruits recently graduated from the Northeast Georgia Police Academy.

WomenSource wll host its annual workshop for middle and high school girls on Jan. 28 and the focus will be on bullying.

North Georgia Technical College President Dr. Mark Ivester recently recognized several employees from the Clarkesville, Blairsville and Currahee campus locations with milestone service achievement awards.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce will host Business Expo 2017 on Feb. 16 at the Gainesville Civic Center.

Lt. Governor Casey Cagle Friday named Forsyth County Commissioner Brian Tam as his citizen appointment to Georgia’s Judicial Qualifications Commission.

The level of Lake Lanier at year's end is going to be about 15 feet lower than it was on January 1.