B.J. Williams

The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday morning that the unemployment rate for the Northeast Georgia region, as well as the Gainesville metro, dropped for the month of September.

The Gainesville Area Employer Committee of the Georgia Department of Labor is hosting a leadership seminar in November at "The Oaks" at Lanier Charter Career Academy in Oakwood.

This Friday, the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will help Home Goods recruit about 100 warehouse workers for its home furnishings distribution center in Jefferson.

Gov. Nathan Deal is pledging a review of the state's system for funding schools, 13 days before Georgia voters go to the polls.

A convicted felon from Georgia must serve seven years in federal prison for using a gun to abduct a man who was later found in West Texas.

A Georgia man charged with assaulting a woman in eastern Kentucky has told police he thought she didn't match the description she had given on the Internet.

Extra security and a new way of dismissing students are steps aimed at improving safety after a series of brawls in the hallways of a Gwinnett County high school.

A furniture retailer is planning to open a facility in west Georgia and create 100 jobs.

Gainesville City Council has given final approval for the city's first craft brewery.

Numbers released by the United States Department of Labor Tuesday morning show that Georgia once again has the highest unemployment rate in the country.