AP Business

The unemployment rate in the Northeast Georgia region for September was 5.5 percent, while the Gainesville metro recorded a jobless rate of 4.7 percent, the lowest in the state.

Lanier Techical College will have a new home on Georgia Highway 365 at Howard Road following a vote Wednesday morning by the Board of Directors of the State Properties Commission.

The Hall County Library System should be able to issue passports in the near future.

E-SPLOST has been around in Hall County for more than 17 years, but school officials said Monday night, many taxpayers are still confused about how it works.

U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., Tom Carper, D-Del., and Chris Coons, D-Del., are calling on South Africa to act immediately to allow U.S. poultry exports to South Africa to resume.

Georgia Lottery officials are questioning whether the daily fantasy sports industry can legally operate in the state.

The Rabun County Water and Sewerage Authority has issued a boil water advisory for its customers north of Cathey Road.

The Gainesville City School System was recognized recently with the Golden Radish Award, a statewide farm-to-school distinction which acknowledges the leadership of school representatives in building comprehensive farm-to-school programs.

Liberty Property Trust has purchased 38 acres near the Hall-Gwinnett county line where it plans to develop a new business park called Liberty Business Center at Buford.

The North Georgia Community Foundation (NGCF) recently awarded $177,950 in scholarships to north Georgia high school students pursuing higher education this fall.