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Flowery Branch may loosen alcohol rules
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From left, Marc Stampfli, Karen Ching and Robert Sabbath stand in Ching’s store on Main Street in Flowery Branch after the city’s council meeting on Thursday. The three are hoping for a rewrite of the city’s alcohol code to spur more downtown development. - photo by Nick Bowman
Want to have a glass of wine while getting your nails done? In Flowery Branch, you might just get the chance this year. The South Hall city is weighing a rewrite of its alcohol codes that would offer substantial new freedom to business owners, residents and visitors in the immediate downtown area.
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Where a new subdivision is being developed off Lake Lanier
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Construction crews prepare new single-family homes and townhomes currently going up Wednesday, April 2, 2025, off Chestatee Rd. near Bolding Mill in Hall County at the new Falcon Landing subdivision. - photo by Scott Rogers
A new housing development is springing up off the shores of Lake Lanier.
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