Jan. 9, 2013 - It’s official, yesterday morning, North Georgia College & State University and Gainesville State College got it's final approval from the Board of Regents to become University of North Georgia. The campus will span four campuses in Dahlonega, Gainesville, Cumming and Oconee. Shortly after the vote in Atlanta, the four campuses unveiled new signs with the university’s new name. According to officials, The two schools will remain…

Dec. 26, 2012 - Authorities say three people of North Georgia died over the holiday weekend in traffic accidents. Georgia State Patrol reported that all of the deaths in North Georgia happened in the first hours of the travel period, the first two were on Friday night in Habersham and Barrow counties and the third Saturday morning in Banks County. year, three people died statewide in Christmas holiday wrecks compared to this years 14.

Dec. 24, 2012 - Eight people, statewide,have died so far on Georgia roads this holiday driving season according to the Georgia State Patrol. Three people died in three separate accidents in North Georgia within hours of the beginning of the holiday travel season. The first fatal crash occurred Friday at 6:40 p.m. just north of Clarkesville. The Christmas holiday travel period began at 6:00 p.m. Friday and extends through midnight Tuesday.

North Georgia College & State University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee or SAAC helped give back to the community once again. Since 2005 North Georgia's SAAC has collected food boxes for the Lumpkin County White Christmas Food Drive. This year they collected 50 boxes for the food drive that included items such as canned hams, green beans and yams. The boxes that are being collected by various organizations across Lumpkin County will be distributed…