Ken Stanford

Slightly more people applied for unemployment benefits nationwide last week, but first-time claims remain near their lowest level in two years. And, the number is down more than 18 percent in Georgia for the past 12 months.

Think you might be due a tax refund? The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 4,714 Georgia taxpayers who are due refund checks worth a total of more than $7 million.

Georgia's jobless rate is unchanged at 9.9 percent from a month ago and the state added 22,000 jobs during that period.

Several traffic controls have been installed as safety measures around the newly-opened Gainesville Justice Center and Fire Department Headquarters on Queen City Parkway.

A group of Hall County men was recognized by Crown Financial Ministries Wednesday morning for help in launching a new global ministry.

A hearing is underway on an appeal of his firing by former Forsyth County Planning Director Jeff Chance.

The City of Clermont has appealed a judge's ruling in favor of Hall County in the squabble over location of a new North Hall library to the state Supreme Court.

Any chance that Athens or Dahlonega might become home to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame apparently ended, for now, Tuesday night.

The Gwinnett County Commission has decided to postpone expanding the county courthouse because of the county's financial situation.

The Gwinnett County Commission has decided to postpone expanding the county courthouse because of the county's financial situation.