Ken Stanford

A White County man has been named to a new term on the state Board of Juvenile Justice.

Carly Berg and Haden Rider of Gainesville’s Play on Players Children Theatre Company were two of eight educators from schools and performing arts centers around the country selected to work one-on-one with Broadway greats at the 7th Annual FREDDIE G FELLOWSHIP which just wrapped in New York City.

Six graduating high school seniors were recently the happy recipients of the Habersham EMC Operation Round Up Scholarship Program.

Hall County Fire Services has promoted four employees to positions in the Administration and Operations Division.

The Gainesville Board of Education has approved a new assistant principal for Enota Multiple Intelligence Academy and a new name for Fair Street International Bacculareate Academy.

A tree fell across Old Cornelia Highway near Rabbittown Saturday afternoon as thunderstorms moved through the area.

The University of North Georgia is ranked one of 2016's Best and Most Affordable Online RN to BSN programs in the nation, according to College Choice.

If you can wait until next weekend to do some, if not all, of your back-to-school shopping, you can save some money.

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As part of an ongoing strategic planning initiative, Jackson Electric Membership Corporation is restructuring its operations to align all functions that directly provide service to cooperative members under a Chief Operating Officer and all functions that provide essential support services under a Chief Financial Officer.