Area News

Northeast Georgia

Get Out The Vote rally in Flowery Branch postponed

Update: A Get Out The Vote Rally set to take place in Flowery Branch on Sept. 26 has been postponed as Hurricane Helene brings severe...

State Election Board orders investigation into Clarke County Board of Elections

The Clarke County Board of Elections is one of several county election boards that will be investigated by a state-level body this month. At a...

Firefighters battle residential blaze northwest of Clarkesville

Fire investigators are still trying to determine what caused a blaze to break out inside a house northwest of Clarkesville early Monday. According to...

Franklin, Lavonia Chambers of Commerce to merge next year

The Franklin County and Lavonia Chambers of Commerce are set to merge at the beginning of the year.  Executive Director of Franklin County's Chamber of...

Baldwin approves Personal Property ordinance, receives public works update

Baldwin City Council approved the second reading of the Personal Property ordinance during its meeting on Monday. The Wastewater Treatment Plant building and screw...

Hart County troopers deliver hospital sendoff for boy burned in crash

After spending 134 days in an Augusta burn center, Bennett Dornellas returned home last week. The 3-year-old South Carolina boy suffered third-degree burns over 90%...

UGA Students give back to Athens-Clarke County

More than 500 University of Georgia students participated in Dawg Day of Service, the university’s largest annual community service event, setting records for the...

Clarkesville talks parking policy changes at public forum

City Manager Keith Dickerson’s office determined an estimated 12,000 vehicles travel through Clarkesville a day – a stream of potential revenue downtown businesses could...

Habersham county manager’s severance package higher than reported

The amount paid out to Habersham County Manager Alicia Vaughn will be higher than Now Habersham originally reported, according to information recently obtained from...

Cleveland man arrested and charged with trafficking meth

A Cleveland man faces three felony counts following his recent arrest for alleged drug trafficking. Jimmy Moss, 36, was booked into the White County Detention...

Habersham County considers privatizing youth gymnastics program

The Habersham County Board of Commissioners is exploring privatizing its youth gymnastics program to save taxpayers money. A news release from the county says the...

Apalachee High School reopens weeks after deadly shooting

Apalachee High School students will return to class this week for the first time since a deadly shooting that claimed four lives. The school...