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Banks County Sheriff: ‘Expect heavy law enforcement presence at all schools’

Editor's Note: Banks County Sheriff Carlton Speed released the following information about school security in an open letter to the community. Speed urges parents,...

GBI identifies man shot in officer-involved shooting in Clarkesville

The GBI has identified the man who was critically injured in an officer-involved shooting in Clarkesville on September 7 as 41-year-old Aaron Allen Patterson....

9/11 Memorial Stair Climb in Sanford Stadium

The University of Georgia will have a memorial stair climb in Sanford Stadium to honor the lost lives during 9/11. On Sept. 11, a 9/11...

Man airlifted to hospital after officer-involved shooting in Clarkesville

A man was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition Saturday after an officer-involved shooting at an apartment complex in Clarkesville. Several deputies with...

HCT presents its first-ever murder mystery dinner

Murder and a meal, that's what is in store for you on this one-night-only murder mystery dinner theatre. Who doesn't love a good mystery?...

Social media threat made during Raider Game not viable

Director of Safety/Chief of Police Murray Kogod, along with the Habersham County School administrators want to let the community know the seriousness of social...

Hall County middle school student, Rabun County teen latest to be arrested for alleged...

At least two more students from North Georgia are in custody, charged with making threats against local schools. Verbal threat in class The Hall County Sheriff’s...

Multiple school districts across Georgia have reported receiving threats/hoaxes

Multiple school districts across Georgia have reported receiving school threats since the September 4 mass shooting in Winder. According to sources, statewide, at least nine...

Alleged school shooter and father appear in court

Days after a deadly school shooting in Winder, the 14-year-old suspect and his father appeared separately in court. Colt Gray is charged as an adult...

Local business, state pay tribute to victims of Apalachee mass shooting

Whitfield Funeral Homes and Crematory is showing its unity with mourning members of the North Georgia community. The Habersham-based funeral home bathed its North...

Habersham BOE addresses gun on campus, school safety

On Thursday, September 5, the Habersham County school board dealt publicly for the first time with safety concerns raised on August 15 when a...

Hall County teens arrested over school threats

Two Hall County teenagers have been arrested in connection with threats of violence made against multiple Hall County schools. The threats were determined to...