Ken Stanford

The Georgia Council for the Arts recently announced the recipients of the new Vibrant Communities grant.

A Gainesville woman, a Dahlonega woman and a man from Cumming have been named to state boards by Gov. Nathan Deal.

People attending a high school basketball tournament in Cleveland Saturday will have a chance to make donations that will be used to help victims of the devastating wildfires that struck east Tennessee late last month.

The Gainesville Board of Education has received Exemplary School Board recognition from the Georgia School Boards Association.

Georgia Public Broadcasting Radio station WPPR-FM in Demorest is staying on the air but funding for local programming is not being continued after December 31.

State Schools Superintendent Richard Woods visited Martin Technology Academy last week to award it the Georgia Department of Education STEM Certification.

Braselton is pulling out all the stops in celebrating the new year with a gala that will help mark the town's 100th year.

Habitat for Humanity Hall County will dedicate a newly-constructed house this week.

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners has awarded a construction contract to realign Kilgore Road at its intersection with South Bogan Road near the Mall of Georgia.