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Elections
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Democrat Scott Soracco unseats Rep. Matt Dubnik by 131 votes despite 28-to-1 fundraising gap
Democrat Scott Soracco appears to have unseated longtime Republican state Rep. Matt Dubnik of Gainesville in an election upset, ending the incumbent's decade-long hold on the House District 29 seat in heavily Republican Hall County.
Transportation
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Flowery Branch wants to add 87 parking spaces in this area near downtown
Lake Lanier
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Army Corps of Engineers begins drought operations as Lake Lanier drops to lowest level in nearly a decade
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Student arrested after shotgun found in car at Hall County high school
Things to do
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Gainesville Glows is back at the botanical garden. Here's what's new this year
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Gillsville man charged with child molestation, aggravated child molestation
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