Ken Stanford

The 2016 Peach State Tour, presented by Georgia Tech, Georgia State University and the University of Georgia, will be stopping in Gainesville Monday.

Several northeast Georgians were named to state boards by Gov. Nathan Deal last week.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce 2016 Most Fit Company Awards will be presented at the HealthSmart Breakfast on October 5 at 7:30 at the Gainesville Civic Center.

The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors recently awarded $92,275 in grants, including $82,500 to agencies serving area residents.

Gainesville City School System’s School Nutrition Program was recently recognized as the recipient of the 2016 USDA Southeast Regional Best Practice Award in the areas of Food Safety and Use of Social Marketing.

Funded by $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education's High School Equivalency Program, the University of North Georgia will launch its own five-year program that will enable 50 migrants to attain a high school education free of cost.

"Inc." magazine has ranked Gainesville-based Dress Up number 1,931 on its 35th annual Inc. 5000, a ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies.

After two years and 10 months, 93-year-old Ernie Andrus has made it across America.

Sharp Memorial United Methodist Church in Young Harris recently donated $5,202 from its annual rummage sale to the North Georgia Technical College Foundation.

The third annual Dancing for a Cause returns to Gainesville next Saturday.