Ken Stanford

Toccoa Falls College has named a veteran administrator at the school as Provost of the college.

The Dahlonega-Lumpkin Chamber of Commerce announces that the 2015 Six Gap Criterium (Crit) has expanded to include several different foot races on a USA Track & Field (USATF) certified course, all to benefit the Georgia Mountain Food Bank.

Don Carter State Park will host the 2nd Annual Chattahoochee Mountain Music Festival Saturday, Sept. 12, and has been designated as a "site location" for the annual Shore Sweep cleanup of Lake Lanier which will be held Sept. 26.

Northside Hospital and Gwinnett Medical Center announced Wednesday they have approved a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to begin discussions to combine their operations.

Forsyth County Parks and Recreation will host the thirteenth annual Play at the Park Family Fun Festival Sunday, September 20, from noon to 5 p.m. at Fowler Park.

Students majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields at the University of North Georgia (UNG) will soon get a better look at how closely related these fields are thanks to a $24,729 state grant to support study across STEM subjects.

This is a reminder that Hall County's administrative offices, courts, community centers and libraries will be closed Monday, Sept. 7, for Labor Day.

An air quality alert has been issued for Hall and a number of other north Georgia counties for Wednesday.

Adjustments will be made early next week to the garbage and recycling pickups in the city of Gainesville because of the Labor Day holiday.

Agri-Fest Country Market and Pottery Comes to Town will be staged in downtown Cleveland Saturday, Sept. 26.