Ken Stanford

U-Haul Company of Georgia is pleased to announce that City Market has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Gainesville community.

Beginning in January, the J. A. Walters Family YMCA will offer new Medical Wellness Services to YMCA members and non-members alike.

The Jackson EMC (JEMC) Foundation board of directors awarded a total $98,910 in grants to organizations during their November meeting, including $91,000 to agencies serving area residents.

An upcoming concert at Piedmont College will feature South Carolina-born baritone Washington Isaac Holmes performing a program of classical and spiritual songs.

Gainesville school officials say plans are underway for construction of a new building for Enota Elementary School on the current school site.

Horacio Sanchez-Lopez of Chamblee has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for conspiring to manufacture, sell, and distribute counterfeit federal Permanent Resident and Social Security cards.

Moody's Investors Service has upgraded Hall County's general obligation bond rating from Aa3 to Aa2, citing "the county's strengthened reserve position following several years of operating surpluses, driven by conservative budgeting management."

The Gainesville City School System has announced plans for Choice Enrollment, Pre-K Registration, and Kindergarten Registration for the 2016-17 school year.

Tanger Outlets and Northridge Medical Center joined forces in October to produce a new fund-raising event called the Pink Partini Fashion Gala, and just recently they got together to present a check from the event proceeds to the Cancer Foundation of Northeast Georgia in the amount of $5,244.49.