B.J. Williams

Piedmont University has received a $25,000 gift from Georgia Power to support its Lillian E. Smith Center, an educational center and artist retreat in the North Georgia mountains.

Community members are invited to Saturday's open house and dedication of the new HCSD Farm in North Hall County.

Sawnee Mountain Park in Forsyth County will be closed from Friday, Oct. 22 through Sunday, Oct. 24 for ongoing renovations at the park.

A Clermont man died Thursday night in a single-vehicle traffic accident in Lumpkin County.

Georgia's unemployment rate fell to an all-time low of 3.2% in September, the 17th month in a row that the state's jobless rate has fallen.

Despite the challenges of a pandemic year, Georgia public schools maintained a 83% high school graduation rate, and both the Gainesville City School System and the Hall County School District surpassed the statewide rate.

Gwinnett County is strengthening its disaster response and recovery efforts with the installation of a new generator at the Parks Operation Center in Lawrenceville.

One of the groups that set up a display for the annual Downtown Gainesville Squarecrow contest found their display dismantled on Monday.

A Flowery Branch business that recycles bakery and other food products caught fire early Wednesday morning, according to a report from Hall County Fire Services.

A woman from Franklin County was killed Monday afternoon in a traffic accident at the intersection of Georgia 17 Bypass and Memorial Drive in Stephens County.