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Georgia News

Move to make more cohesive Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest boundary clears Senate committee
​A bill authorizing the sale of 30 isolated parcels of Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest has cleared the Senate Agriculture Committee.
7:00AM ( 7 years ago )
Panel recommends pay hikes for Georgia officials
A Georgia committee is recommending that state lawmakers receive $12,000 raises in 2019.
11:59PM ( 7 years ago )
White County hero finds a home at planned Helen Veterans Park
The heroism of White County’s highest decorated soldier soon will be permanently memorialized in Helen.
3:03PM ( 7 years ago )
Advocacy group: Fight against at-large voting in Gainesville isn't over
The debate over at-large voting in the city of Gainesville isn't going away anytime soon, according to one advocacy group.
12:00PM ( 7 years ago )
Deal: October tax revenues down
Gov. Nathan Deal Thursday announced that Georgia’s net tax collections for October totaled $1.71 billion, for a decrease of $56.5 million, or -3.2 percent, compared to last year.
5:47PM ( 7 years ago )
Anticipated Spanish voting materials did not happen in Hall, still work to do in Gwinnett, group says
The early returns are mixed, at least according to one Latino activist group, for the newly-implemented bilingual voting materials in Hall and Gwinnett counties.
3:45PM ( 7 years ago )
Candidate drops out of Suwanee City Council race
The lone challenger to incumbent Suwanee City Councilwoman Beth Hilscher has withdrawn his candidacy, officials confirmed.
4:40PM ( 7 years ago )
Georgia peach growers hope cold winter brings fruitful crop
Warm winters have been devastating for Georgia's peach crop in years past — and there are fears that this winter could be another one.
2:00AM ( 7 years ago )
Deadline is Nov. 27 for certain non-profits in Hall, other Ga. counties to file hurricane disaster loan applications
The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding eligible Private NonProfit organizations in 137 Georgia counties, including a number in northeast Georgia, that Nov. 27 is the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by Hurricane Irma.
2:00PM ( 7 years ago )