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Freddie the Falcon, Flowery Branch officials and community members gathered Thursday afternoon to cut the ribbon on phase one of the downtown redevelopment.

From Farmers Market Alley to the flower blossom image embedded on Main Street, downtown Flowery Branch has a much different look these days.But rather than just let visitors and residents savor the new look, the South Hall city wants to celebrate the long-awaited makeover that was finished this spring.

Flowery Branch will host a Veterans Day ceremony on the lawn of the city hall building on Friday, November 11.

FLOWERY BRANCH – First reading approval was given by the Flowery Branch City Council Thursday evening to a rezoning application that will bring 65 new townhomes and 26,400-square feet of commercial space to an 11.34-acre site at the southwest corner of McEver Road and Gainesville Street. Rezoning requests, annexation applications, zoning variances and special use permits are standard fare at almost every Flowery Branch City Council meeting.  Quite simply, the city is experiencing a building ...

Nov. 2 election for Flowery Branch mayor, council seats gets city’s final OK Flowery Branch City Hall - photo by Scott Rogers A Nov. 2 election for the Flowery Branch mayor’s seat and three City Council posts was given final approval Thursday, Nov. 21, by the Flowery Branch City Council. The Flowery Branch mayor’s seat and three City Council posts are up for election this year. The council also OK’d qualifying to take p...

Unity was the theme of President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, Jan. 20.

FLOWERY BRANCH – The vision of Flowery Branch city leaders and what some local residents envision as a worsening problem “bumped-heads” Thursday evening during an online city council work session and voting meeting.  The disagreement involves a vacant 11.34-acre site at the southwest corner of McEver Road and Gainesville Street.  It is currently designated as a “Neighborhood Commercial” area under the city’s Comprehensive Plan, but according to documents attached by the city to th...

Flowery Branch denies 400,000 square feet of industrial space on McEver Road Nearly 400,000 square feet of distribution facility space is being proposed on 35 acres off McEver Road in South Hall. The project was denied by Flowery Branch but developers are now seeking the go-ahead from the city of Buford. About 400,000 square feet of industrial space proposed at 6533 McEver Road was denied by the Flowery Branch City Council Thursday, Dec. 17, after more ...