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Jobless rate drops to 7.9 percent posted on Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 8:23am ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate dropped to 7.9 percent in March, down four-tenths of a percentage point from 8.3 percent in February.In Gwinnett County, the jobless rate was 7.1 percent... read more...
Metro jobless rate drops to 8.3 percent posted on Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 9:08am ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate declined to 8.3 percent in Februray.That's down from 8.7 percent in January and well under the jobless rate of 9.3 percent from February a year ago.... read more...
Metro jobless rate rises to 8.7 percent posted on Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 8:11am ATLANTA -- State labor officials say metro Atlanta's jobless rate rose to 8.7 percent in January, up from 8.4 percent the month before.That compares to 9.4 percent in January 2012.In Gwinnett County... read more...
10 students disciplined over marijuana brownies posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 5:07pm DACULA, Ga. -- Authorities say 10 students at a high school northeast of Atlanta have been disciplined after school officials say one of them brought marijuana brownies to school and shared them.... read more...
Hall County considers changing name of road to islands posted on Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 1:47am GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- Officials in Hall County want to change the name of a road to help drive tourists to the Lake Lanier Islands resort area. If the plan is approved, Friendship Road would become... read more...
Lake Lanier levels rise after recent rains posted on Thursday, January 3, 2013 - 12:02pm GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say Lake Lanier has risen higher than 1,058 feet above sea level for the first time since Nov. 23. The Times of Gainesville reports (http://bit.ly/10Oz6wT) that... read more...
Unemployment rate drops to 8 percent posted on Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 11:12am ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's jobless rate has dropped to 8 percent.The November number continues a downward trend in metro Atlanta's unemployment figures. The rate is down from 8.2 percent in October... read more...
Army Corps reduces water releases at Lake Lanier posted on Monday, December 24, 2012 - 5:23am ATLANTA (AP) -- The Army Corps of Engineers will wait until April 30 to reduce the amount of water that flows out of Lake Lanier at Burford Dam, a move that allows increased water storage amid... read more...
Lake Lanier at lowest level since historic drought posted on Monday, November 26, 2012 - 12:13pm GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- Authorities say Lake Lanier is now at its lowest level since March 2009 after dropping two feet in two weeks. Officials say the lake is now at 1,058 feet above sea level, or 13... read more...