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Habersham BOE considers full rollback millage rate

CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — The Habersham County Board of Education is expected to vote Monday on a full rollback millage rate and final fiscal year...

Tallulah Falls Council takes no action on police audit

TALLULAH FALLS, Ga. — The Tallulah Falls Town Council took no action following a nearly 90-minute executive session Thursday night, opting instead to table...

White County opens Fire Station 9 with hose uncoupling ceremony, dispatch call marking activation

WHITE COUNTY — Local, county and state leaders gathered Thursday to celebrate the opening of White County Fire Station 9, marking the start of...

Small Business Spotlight: Gatewood Prosthetics

George Gatewood has spent much of his life helping people become mobile. Not with transportation in the usual sense, but with prosthetics and orthotics....

Bowersville community center closed after electrical fire

BOWERSVILLE — The Town of Bowersville Community Center is closed until further notice after what officials described as an apparent electrical fire-related incident that...

Columbus Police continue weekend response in Uptown

The Columbus Police Department is sharing the results of enforcement efforts conducted in Uptown Columbus on Friday and Saturday, June 5 and 6. Throughout...

Habersham residents inquire about proposed zoning changes at open house

Dozens of Habersham residents visited the county’s offices Thursday to learn about prospective changes to the zoning of their own homes or to the...

Habersham County BOE to review facilities, budget updates

CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — The Habersham County Board of Education will meet Thursday, June 11, at 4:30 p.m. for a work session featuring updates on...

Driver critically injured in three-vehicle crash in Hart County

HARTWELL, Ga. — One person was critically injured Wednesday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash on Anderson Highway near the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

Lithium batteries complicate fighting Eastanollee commercial fire

EASTANOLLEE, Ga. — Firefighters from multiple departments responded to a commercial structure fire involving lithium batteries Thursday morning in the 400 block of Clary...

White County loses key school administrator to Hall County

GAINESVILLE, Ga. - White County is losing one of its talented school principals. Hall County Schools Superintendent Will Schofield announced this week that he...

Habersham property owners invited to review proposed zoning changes

CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — Habersham County officials are encouraging residents to attend a June 11 open house to review proposed zoning map changes tied to...