Ken Stanford

They were three friends from American universities, meeting up over summer vacation in Dhaka. They were among the dead Friday when terrorists stormed a restaurant in Bangladesh.

A detour in downtown Jefferson, which begins Wednesday, is expected to impact traffic for about three months, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

The Gainesville School System's Migrant Summer School has been in full swing as students participated in a variety of learning activities. But it was not all "work."

Two new University of North Georgia Scholarship programs, one for the Cumming campus and one for the Blue Ridge campus, have been announced.

Early voting begins Tuesday for the July 26 general election primary runoffs, which include several races in northeast Georgia.

Three northeast Georgia men have been reappointed to state boards by Gov. Nathan Deal.

The annual Starlight Concert & Fireworks at the University of North Georgia's Gainesville campus is moving to August starting this year.

Kim Waters of Gainesville has assumed the volunteer post of Rotary International district governor for 2016-17.

The City of Cornelia has been designated as an accredited Main Street America program for meeting rigorous performance standards set by the National Main Street Center.

The Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program, a part of the Georgia Department of Driver Services, is offering Mobile Motorcycle License Testing at the “Back the Badge Bike Rodeo” in Gainesville next week.