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A Lecture by Paul J. Marino [Read more »] 

Rep Tom Graves (R-GA-14) says the solution to the IRS Scandal is to dismantle the agency. [Read more »] 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday the approval of the Plan B One Step (“morning after pill”) for use without prescription by girls and women 15 years of age and older. [Read more »] 

Although it's a bit too early for buzz about next year's governor's race, Dalton Mayor David Pennington seems to be digging his heels in for a bid. [Read more »] 

Commission Chair J.C. Sanford said today that Former Gilmer County CFO Faye Harvey has indicated that she will return to her position as Gilmer County Financial Officer as of January second. [Read more »] 

The national unemployment rate may have slightly dropped last month, but people in Gilmer, Fannin and Pickens counties are hurting. Residents here are out of work and more businesses are closing down. The most recent numbers available from the Georgia Department of Labor are from June and they show an area that is struggling.The unemployment rate in Gilmer alone skyrocketed to 11.5 percent in June. That's up from 11 percent just a month earlier.

In Fannin, it was only slightly better, if you call 10.5 percent an improvement. The unemployment rate in Pickens County is one of the few in the region that has dropped from 10.3 percent in May to 10.0 in June. However, this number is significantly higher than last June’s 8.7 percent.


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