AP Business

Ty Cobb or the Georgia Peach has a posthumous legacy of having been a surly guy.

Earlier this month, the Wrigley Company announced plans to hire 150 new employees for its facility in Flowery Branch. Starting on Wednesday, May 27, the company will begin taking applications for some of those positions.

Loads of coal ash from unlined dumps in North Carolina are being moved into Banks County.

Since 2009, Gainesville High School has conferred honorary diplomas on citizens who have made an impact on the city school system, and the tradition continued at a reception Thursday night.

Transportation Security Administration officials are urging Memorial Day Weekend travelers to give themselves extra time as large crowds are expected to pass through the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

The Gainesville Public Utilities Department is looking for customers who are due more than $22,000 in refunds from closed water accounts.

Zack Thompson, co-owner of Professional Touch Landscapes, has announced his intention to run for the Ward 2 seat on the Gainesville City Council, the post held since 1969 by incumbent Bob Hamrick.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced Thursday morning that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April was 6.3 percent, which is unchanged from March.

Mickey Hyder, a longtime local banker and mortgage specialist, has joined Peach State Bank’s loan division as senior loan officer.

Hamilton State Bancshares, Inc. (“Hamilton”) announced recently it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Highland Financial Services, Inc. (“Highland”) after receiving unanimous approval from the Boards of Directors of each company