Local Business News

The Georgia Council for the Arts recently announced the recipients of its Vibrant Communities grants.

The City of Sugar Hill is wrapping up the Highway 20 Corridor Study and will host an open house for public comment Tuesday.

Fourteen floats, two high school marching bands, a color guard, antique cars, dance groups and more than a thousand spectators welcomed Santa as Braselton ushered in the holiday season with its annual parade last weekend.

Now that Black Friday is in the rear view mirror, small business owners are hoping holiday shoppers will turn their attention to mom and pop stores for Small Business Saturday.

The Jackson County Community Outreach will sponsor its 19th Annual Achievement Award Banquet fundraiser December 9 at the Jefferson Civic Center.

A Habersham County man has been named to a new term on the Georgia Superior Court Clerks Cooperative Authority.

Morgan House, former Venue Manager for the Lake Lanier Olympic Park, has been named Director of High Performance & Competition at the American Canoe Association.

Buy Local Braselton hosted a ceremonial ribbon cutting for Northeast Georgia Massage and Chiropractic in the Duncan’s Corner shopping district recently.

The Orenestein sisters are hoping Christmas in their store will be a little less sparkly this year. That's because they are hoping all of the jewelry, crystal, silver, china and other fine gifts that have made their shop, Gem Jewelry, sparkle for over 80 years will instead be in the homes of their customers, adding an extra glimmer to their holiday.

Stefan Schulze, a specialist in soliciting and receiving university research and academic programming grants from federal and state agencies, has joined the Brenau University development team.