Local Business News

The upward trend continued at the gas pump last week, as the national average rose 4 cents in the past seven days.

Georgia Public Broadcasting Radio station WPPR-FM in Demorest is staying on the air but funding for local programming is not being continued after December 31.

A new subdivision and amended billboard regulations are among the items expected to be considered over the next two weeks by the Gainesville and Hall County planning boards.

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners has awarded a construction contract to realign Kilgore Road at its intersection with South Bogan Road near the Mall of Georgia.

The North Hall High FFA (Future Farmers of America) program recently won 1st Place in the state in the Dairy Cattle Evaluation during Career Development Events

A Gwinnett County facility in Buford that has served as a base for the provision of various health and human services since 1997 will undergo an extensive renovation and expansion.

A months-long debate might finally be resolved on Dec. 20, when Gwinnett County commissioners will consider a trio of rezoning requests totaling 118 acres along Gravel Springs Road in the Buford area

Once again, deputies with the Hall County Sheriff's Office are collecting new or gently used coats for needy families in the area.

U.S. stocks rose for the sixth day in a row Friday as major indexes continued to set records.

The man who owned and operated Gold's Department Store in downtown Cornelia for decades has passed away at the age of 90.