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The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total $147,528 in grants during their March meeting, including $133,463 to agencies serving area residents.

Wilson Orthodontics will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its new, state-of-the-art Gainesville location at 12:30 Tuesday, April 19.

Professional motorcycle racing returns to Road Atlanta today, the first day of a three-day event.

Wendy’s will open a new state-of-the-art restaurant on Mundy Mill Road in Oakwood Friday.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced Thursday morning that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March was 5.5 percent, up one-tenth of a percentage point from February.

A recruiting event for the Hall County Sheriff's Office ADVANCE camp next month will also include a job fair, authorities said.

College Choice, an online resource for prospective higher education students, lists Brenau University Women’s College No. 11 in its 2016 national women’s college rankings.

Dahlonega is celebrating the 20th year of its Bear on the Square festival next weekend, April 15-17.

Cook Residential, a division of The Cook and Company, recently hosted real estate agents from around northeast Georgia at an open house at the Highland Gates subdivision.

Smith-Bell Petroleum is now offering AutoGas (also known as propane) at its Pacific Pride location on Monroe Drive in Gainesville.