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Northeast Georgia

HazMat crew responds to commercial truck rollover on Cannon Bridge Road

A HazMat crew was called to the scene of a commercial truck rollover wreck on GA 105/Cannon Bridge Road in Demorest. Officials tell Now Habersham...

“We were turning food away.” Food Bank opens new, larger facility

The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia is celebrating its new facility on Newton Bridge Road in Athens. Members of the nonprofit held a ribbon-cutting...

HabCo BOE will hold final millage rate hearing Monday

The Habersham County Board of Education (BOE) will hold its third and final millage rate public hearing Monday, July 22. The BOE has advertised...

HabCo Commission will talk budget and millage rate Monday

The Habersham County Commission will meet Monday, July 22, to discuss the FY 2025 budget and the 2024 millage rate. This will be a...
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Cleveland woman killed when SUV hydroplanes in heavy rain

The Georgia State Patrol continues to investigate a fatal three-vehicle accident that occurred Thursday afternoon west of Cleveland that claimed the life of a...

Community Back 2 School Bash Saturday at Line Baptist

Parents and students are counting down the last days of summer, getting ready for the upcoming school year. Volunteers at Line Baptist Church in...

Baldwin Back to School Bash Saturday

The Back to School Bash is returning to Baldwin this Saturday, July 20, to assist students and parents with much-needed school supplies for the...

UGA officials announce $7 million in public safety spending

As University of Georgia students get ready to start the fall semester in less than a month, university officials are highlighting a new package...

Water leak damages White County government building

A water leak at the Mauney Community Services Center in White County caused some damage to the building overnight. The Center, which houses multiple county...

Special election set for Habersham County school board seat

A special election is set for Tuesday, November 5, to fill the unexpired term of District 4 Habersham County Board of Education member Kristie...

Global computer glitch disrupts banking, airlines, and businesses

A global computer glitch triggered by a software update caused widespread global outages late Thursday into Friday morning. The disruption was caused by a...

Accident sends driver and two small children to hospital

Georgia State Patrol is investigating an accident that sent an adult and two small children to a local hospital by ambulance Thursday morning. According to...