Baldwin holds millage rate public hearing; approves repairs and paving
The Baldwin City Council held its second millage rate public hearing during its regular meeting on Tuesday, October 15. The first public hearing was...
Surgical implants used to identify skeletal remains.
The body of a woman found in a wooded area off Aviation Boulevard in Gainesville has been identified. She was a 62-year-old member of...
Athens police to conduct vehicle checkpoints on Oct. 18
Local and state law enforcement officers will conduct vehicle checkpoints in the Athens area on Oct. 18. The checkpoints are in partnership with the...
Coroner: No foul play suspected in Alto death
Habersham County officials opened an investigation into the death of an Alto man Wednesday, Oct. 16.
Habersham County Coroner Kasey McEntire said the man's body...
5 residents displaced by Gainesville house fire
A fire in Gainesville burned five people out of their home on Wednesday afternoon. Two of them ended up at the hospital.
Firefighters from Hall...
Firefighters extinguish White County house fire
Firefighters extinguished a structure fire that destroyed part of a White County home Wednesday, Oct. 16.
White County fire crews and emergency responders from multiple...
Candidates for District Attorney faced off in a respectful, but calculated, first forum debate
Tuesday night was the first of two district attorney forum debates for the Western circuit. Attendees filled the Hill Baptist Church to hear from...
Few people attend Demorest millage rate hearings
The Demorest City Council held two millage rate public hearings on Tuesday, October 15 that were attended only by a few people.
The first public...
Six Hart County students named REACH scholars
Six Hart County eighth grade students were recognized and presented $10,000 in future financial support Tuesday as part of the school system's Realizing Educational...
Habersham County sheriff’s deputy involved in rear-end wreck in Demorest
A minor traffic accident involving a Habersham County Sheriff's deputy temporarily slowed traffic in the Demorest area Tuesday afternoon.
The wreck occurred on Historic U.S....
Series of wrecks keep local law enforcement busy
It's been a bad week on the roads in Habersham County, with a series of wrecks keeping law enforcement busy.
Three rear-end wrecks occurred within...
UPDATE: Forestry Service helps extinguish large brush fire off Riverbend Road
According to Habersham County Emergency Services Captain Matt Ruark, 911 dispatched first responders to 2492 Riverbend Road at 3:32 p.m. on Monday, October 14,...