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First-time claims for unemployment insurance were down in Georgia in March 4.3 percent, compared to a month earlier, with Gainesville leading the way.

The Greater Hall Chamber has announced the 14th class of Youth Leadership Hall and the largest class yet with 81 students.

The annual Spring Chicken Festival will be held next Saturday in downtown Gainesville.

A new boutique wine shop could be coming to Suwanee Town Center, if approved this Tuesday by Suwanee City Council.

Growth in the quad-county area surrounding Braselton has outpaced experts’ predictions. Few in Hall, Barrow, Jackson or Gwinnett Counties could imagine the scope of what lied ahead for the sleepy town whose population was 1206 as late as the year 2000; even those who expected “big things” have been pleasantly surprised.

Lanier Technical College's SkillsUSA competitors came home with 23 medals from the recent Georgia Championships in Atlanta.

Abit Massey, Chairman of Peach State Bank & Trust’s Community Development Board, announced recently that Steve Adams has joined the board.

Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation's Board of Directors recently approved for the EMC's participation in four new large solar facilities, totaling 194 Megawatts.

According to a report released Thursday morning, unemployment numbers were somewhat of a mixed bag for Georgia during the month of March.

The University of North Georgia was named one of the nation's "best value colleges" by Forbes Magazine in its third annual Best Value Colleges ranking.