ATLANTA  – Governor Brian P. Kemp today welcomed the announcement that Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has officially decided to move its U.S. headquarters to Kennesaw, Georgia, opting to relocate out of California following roughly 50 years of operation there. This decision follows a meeting between the governor and Yamaha executives in October of last year at the Southeast U.S./Japan (SEUS-Japan) annual gathering in Tokyo. A manufacturer of ATVs, boat engines, personal watercraft, a

Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) is hosting Open Houses at all six campuses to provide an opportunity to learn more about the programs offered at GNTC, tour the facilities and meet faculty and staff.   The events will take place on Fridays. Locations and dates include:   Catoosa County Campus, Building A, Room 103, March 13, from 10 a.m. to noon Floyd County Campus, Building A, Room A141, March 27, from 10 a.m. to noon or 2-4 p.m. Gordon County Campus, Conferenc

The Goodwill Opportunity Center in Dalton will host a community hiring event on Tuesday, March 17, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Opportunity Center, located inside the Goodwill Store at 1001 Market Street in the Market Street Shoppes of Dalton near Mountain Creek Harley-Davidson, will welcome job seekers for on-site opportunities and support.   Partners Personnel is seeking to hire first and second shift assemblers, machine operators and forklift operators. Starting pay ranges f

The Atlanta Braves are once again taking the Truist Park experience on the road with the  Braves Country Road Trip  and will be making several stops across Georgia this spring and summer, including  Athens, GA on March 15 , Atlanta, GA on April 8 and June 13 , Columbus, GA on May 2 , Evans, GA on May 16 , Lawrenceville, GA on June 6 , Hampton, GA on July 11-12 , and Rome, GA on August 8.   Rolling in with a fresh new look inspired by classic Americana and the golden a

LGE Community Credit Union is accepting applications for its 2026 scholarship program through March 31, 2026. The annual scholarship program helps exceptional high school seniors from our communities attend the college, university, or technical school of their dreams by providing them with a $1,000 scholarship. Scholarships will be awarded in each of the following counties: Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Fulton, Gordon, and Paulding County. Eligibility requirements: Be an LGE

From Left: Commissioners Kevin Cunningham, Chad Steward, Bud Owens, Randy Abernathy and Kurt Sutherland. At the latest meeting of the Gordon County Board of Commissioners on March 3, 2026, the five members of the Board received an update from Administrator Jim Ledbetter on budget talks for FY 2026-27, tax collections and a State bill the County, and other counties in the State, is keeping an eye on.   Ledbetter said that SPLOST and LOST collections have slightly ticked up aft

From left to right, First National Community Bank's Michael Wilson and Harris Arts Center's Crystal Chapman. First National Community Bank (FNCB), the wholly owned subsidiary of First Chatsworth Bankshares, Inc., is proud to support the Harris Arts Center’s 2026 Spring Fling Basket Fundraiser, continuing the Bank’s longstanding commitment to arts and community engagement in Gordon County in local initiatives that strengthen Gordon County. Through his role at First National Co

Food City would like to congratulate Tracy Bussey of Sugar Valley, Ga. who was recently named a Grand-Prize winner in our Private Label Month – Free Groceries for a Year Sweepstakes. Bussey received free groceries for a year, which equated to $7,800 in Food City Gift Cards. The sweepstakes ran from January 1 through January 31, 2026 in participating Food City locations. Shoppers gained an automatic entry into the contest each time they used their Food City ValuCard to purchas