Ken Stanford

To give students, faculty and staff of the University of North Georgia (UNG) greater control over personal safety while on campus, the university's Department of Public Safety has released the Nighthawks Guardian app.

The public safety sector in Jackson County will be honored next month at a special event called the Hometown Hero Awards.

Riverside Military Academy’s Annual Fund Coordinator, Mary Paglia, was named the 2015 GOALTender of the Year for the State of Georgia on September 1 during the annual Georgia GOAL Scholarship conference.

Gainesville Theatre Alliance will present "The Flick" Sept. 15-18, GTA's first Discovery Series production of the 2016-2017 season.

To bolster the number and ability of STEM-prepared secondary education teachers in north Georgia, the University of North Georgia will launch a cross-department collaboration this year backed by a $74,979 grant from the National Science Foundation.

The Gainesville-based Georgia Mountains Regional Commission is getting a new board member and two current members have been named to new terms.

Gainesville police said Sunday human remains found in a vacant lot Friday are those of "an adult male."

The invasive insect responsible for the death or decline of hundreds of millions of ash trees in 27 states is on the move in Georgia, and is now present in four more north Georgia counties.

After looking at 1,406 public and private colleges and universities across the country, Washington Monthly magazine has named Piedmont College among the institutions offering the “Best Bang for the Buck.”

In an effort to bring more awareness about childhood cancer and how it is affecting families in its schools, the Hall County School District is doing a special promotion.