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Gov. Nathan Deal has named three northeast Georgians - one from Gainesville and one each from Cleveland and Cumming - to state boards.

The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday morning the unemployment rate in the Northeast Georgia region in October was 4.8 percent, down five-tenths of a percentage point from 5.3 percent in September.

The population of American prisons is likely to rise for the first time in nearly a decade with President-elect Donald Trump's promise to detain and deport millions of immigrants who are in the country illegally

Americans are taking to the roads, air and railways for what is expected to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel period in almost a decade

Animal Medical Care has hired Dr. Heather Tarpley in what the firm calls a move to "to strengthen and expand the services it provides" to Gainesville and Hall County.

Will Hicks, Vice President/Investments and Branch Manager of the Stifel's Gainesville Private Client Group office, has earned the Accredited Investment Fiduciary designation from the Center for Fiduciary Studies.

More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but the claims remain at levels showing that American workers enjoy job security

The Hall County Sheriff's Office has issued a reminder ahead of the holiday season, reminding residents to be careful about leaving their vehicles vulnerable to thieves.

A federal court is blocking the start of a new regulation imposed by outgoing President Barack Obama's administration that would make more higher-earning workers eligible for overtime pay

President-elect Donald Trump appears to be softening his tone on whether climate change is real and whether he will scrap the recent multinational agreement to limit carbon emissions