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United Community Bank Regional President and CEO Dick Valentine will retire next month, according to a press statement issued by bank officials.

The Gainesville Kiwanis Club announced Tuesday it is now accepting nominations for the John W. Jacobs, Jr. Youth Service Award.

Educators and education students in northeast Georgia are invited to attend a one-day conference Saturday, March 12, at Piedmont College in Athens that will focus on timely issues and trends in education.

West Hall High School Band Director Ernie Phillips recently was honored at the 2016 Georgia Music Educators Conference.

The current principal of Wauka Mountain Elementary School is expected to be confirmed later this month as Director of Elementary Education for the Hall County School District.

Gas prices continued to fall at a rate of a half cent a day, despite increases in the price of oil last week, according to the latest fuel prices brief from AAA.

After an eight-year absence, cycling stage racing will make its return to Georgia in March with the launch of the Mission Source Tour of the Southern Highlands.

The North Georgia Heart Foundation has named Daniel Thompson its first executive director

After more than a year of construction, officials are ready to show the public the new Hall County Correctional Institution.

The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded $92,450 in grants during its December meeting, including $59,650 to agencies serving area residents.