Local Business News

Georgia Lottery Corp. officials are reminding consumers to purchase lottery tickets only from authorized lottery retailers to avoid a Scratchers scam.

A Lula man, who operated a number of businesses in Gainesville and Cleveland during his lifetime and served more than 35 years on the state Board of Public Safety, has died.

A proposal for a new subdivision in North Hall is scheduled to be considered by the Hall County Planning Commission early next month.

Five Hall County middle school teachers have been awarded $5,005 in Bright Ideas grants from Jackson EMC for five innovative classroom projects.

Good News at Noon will celebrate this year's #Giving Tuesday by asking for donations to its building campaign fundraiser.

Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton recently became the region’s first hospital to offer a new minimally invasive lung cancer diagnostic technology.

The Sears store in Gainesville is one of 504 Sears and Kmart stores Sears Holding Corp. plans to sell.

A memorial service will be held Sunday for Gainesville businessman Tom Paris, Jr., who died earlier this week.

Jackson EMC has donated $30,000 to Path Project in Gainesville for the purchase of a van to provide transportation for students in the Baker & Glover Mobile Home Park.

You could call it an early Christmas present. Habersham EMC’s Board of Directors has approved a rate decrease for its members by reducing the Wholesale Power Cost Adjustment (WPCA) factor for the remainder of 2018.