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Northeast Georgia

Cleveland nursing home evacuated after AC unit catches on fire

Patients at Gateway Health & Rehab in Cleveland were evacuated early Sunday after a fire broke out inside an air-conditioning unit, according to a...

Badcock Home Furniture going out of business

Badcock Home Furniture & more is closing its doors. The announcement became public at the end of last week as store employees were informed....

Bear Gap Road to close for work Thursday, Aug. 1

Bear Gap Road will close to through traffic on Thursday, Aug. 1, for culvert replacement and road repairs. The road will be closed from roughly...

Volunteer Firefighters to host Family Fun Day

It's a fun family day you will not want to miss. Hosted by the Clarkesville Volunteer Firefighters, Sam Pitts Park will be filled with...

Athens courthouse remains closed due to bed bug infestation

It will be a few more days before the Athens-Clarke County courthouse resumes its normal operations after bedbugs were found in the facility. The building...

Habersham Central High Class of ’84 celebrates 40 year reunion Aug. 10

Four decades after parting ways at Raider Stadium with their diplomas in hand, the Habersham Central High Class of 1984 will gather once more. Class...

Old Blue Creek Road to close July 30 for culvert repair

The White County Public Works Department will close a section of Old Blue Creek Road on Tuesday, July 30. The road will be closed near...

White County Performing Arts Center ribbon-cutting July 29

The White County Board of Education will formally open White County High School's new performing arts center on Monday, July 29. The ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled...

Habersham County SROs to distribute free school supplies July 29

On July 29, students from the Habersham County School System will have the opportunity to receive school supplies from their SROs. The event runs...

Soque Greenway Trail: new name, new plan, new phase in Clarkesville

It has a new name and a new plan, and as they finish Phase I of the project and begin Phase II, the Clarkesville...

Fugitive arrested after hours-long manhunt in Cornelia

A suspect who sparked a morning-long manhunt in Cornelia has been arrested. Robert Becerra, who was suspected of prowling and wanted for a parole...

Reactions to the safe return of Maria Gomez Perez

"When I see her I am going to just hug her," Andres Gomez Alonso said from the front porch of his home where his...