AP Business

The staff of the Gainesville Planning Department is recommending approval of plans for a 7,700-square-foot office building on a vacant lot on Thompson Bridge Road. The site is across from the new Walmart Neighborhood Market.

Evidence of cancer has appeared in Egyptian mummies. The ancient Greeks discussed it. Up until recent history it was an incurable disease, but that is changing, according to a Gainesville physician who has battled it for many years.

At the third and final lecture on the 'Civil War at 150' at the University of North Georgia's Gainesville Campus, Dr. David Hacker, who changed the death count of the American Civil War, said we'll never know exactly how many men died during the nation's bloodiest war

Hall County Tax Commissioner Darla Eden Thursday night got the go-ahead from the county commission for a tax kiosk in North Hall

Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) is again celebrating National Lineman Appreciation Day but in the wake of the historic ice storm in February the electric co-op says this year's observance is all the more special.

Adults who have considered going back to college to complete their degrees will have a chance April 18 to learn about resources provided by the University of North Georgia (UNG) to help them reach that goal.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) and the Elberton Broad River Area Employer Committee will co-sponsor an Employer Business Summit and Networking event Wednesday, May 6, in Winder. The summit is the first of several that will be held throughout the state this year

The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total $112,500 in grants to organizations during its March meeting, including $92,500 to organizations serving area residents.