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Piedmont College Theatre kicks off its 2016-2017 season with the hit musical "Chicago."

When a Taste of Gainesville returns to the Lake Lanier Olympic Center Sept. 24 there will be something new: wine tasting and craft beer.

The North Georgia Community Foundation has named Jim Moore as the 2016 Woodrow Stewart Leadership in Philanthropy Award winner and Brett Fowler as the inaugural recipient of the Gus Whalen Young Philanthropist Award.

Forsyth County government has hired a chief information officer to manage and administer the county’s information technology initiatives and activities.

Thousands of race fans are expected to converge on the Gainesville area later this month for the running of the annual Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced Thursday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.9 percent in August

In its annual ranking of universities and colleges, U.S. News & World Report has ranked the University of North Georgia 24th among public regional universities in the South.

Laura Lasseter of Flowery Branch, who is attending graduate school at the University of Georgia, has been awarded a $10,000 scholarship by Valeant Dermatology.

North Georgia Technical College welcomed three new members to the board of directors at a recent meeting.

The 13th Annual Art in the Square Festival will be held next weekend in downtown Gainesville