Ken Stanford

Six Gainesville High School students were recently awarded laptop computers for their participation in a statewide essay contest sponsored by High School High Tech (HSHT).

First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Georgia were up slightly in May from a month earlier, with Gainesville and five other metropolitan areas showing increases.

Oakwood-based Wayne Farms has applied to the Securities and Exchange Commission for a stock offering, an initial public offering (IP0).

The Georgia Power Foundation has made a contribution to the North Georgia Technical College Foundation’s scholarship fund for students enrolled in the Electrical Lineworker Program who have documented financial need.

The Achasta Ladies Club has established the “Dollars for Scholars” Scholarship Fund through the Lanier Technical College Foundation to benefit students from Lumpkin County who attend Lanier Technical College.

A portion of Broad Street in Gainesville be closed through the weekend starting today for the installation of of raised crosswalks.

A local Realtor, who is also a 10-year veteran of law enforcement in Hall County, is offering military, law enforcement, fire/EMS and board of education members a $1,000 gift card when they complete a real estate transaction with him or his firm.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Georgia were up slightly in May from a month earlier, with Gainesville and five other metropolitan areas showing increases.

More record high temperatures were set in northeast Georgia Thursday despite isolated showers that popped up and cooled things.

The state Transportation Board Thursday passed a joint resolution enabling the I-285/Ga. 400 interchange reconstruction project in Atlanta to move forward.