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Northeast Georgia

LaGrange animal shelter partners with River Dragons for free adoptions

The City of LaGrange Animal Shelter is partnering with the Columbus River Dragons and Door Specialties, Inc. to host free dog and puppy adoptions...

Habersham commissioners honor Ken Schubring for decades of service

CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — The Habersham County Board of Commissioners recognized Ken Schubring Tuesday night for decades of leadership and service to Habersham County and...

Baldwin City Council advances waste contract, tables ethics ordinance

BALDWIN, Ga. — The Baldwin City Council approved a new solid waste collection contract, advanced several major water and wastewater infrastructure projects and tabled...

Marquay Collins cause of death still undetermined

The cause of death for popular social media influencer Marquaythegoat is still undetermined according to Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan. The TikTok star from...

ALEA urges passengers to speak up for safety

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is joining more than 70 traffic safety and advocacy groups nationwide in observing National Passenger Safety Week, January...

Baldwin council tables Cook Construction annexation, zoning

BALDWIN, Ga. — The Baldwin City Council tabled first readings of proposed annexation and zoning ordinances tied to a large Cook Construction development along...

An (onstage) beauty salon comes to Rabun County, with laughter

DILLARD, Ga. - One thing you know when you pull six women together in a beauty salon:  You have no idea what will happen...

Controlled burn planned today at Smithgall Woods; no road closures expected

WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources will conduct a controlled burn today at Smithgall Woods in White County, according to...

Habersham Commission elects Harkness as chair, approves rural event center

CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — The Habersham County Board of Commissioners elected new leadership Tuesday night and approved a conditional use request for a rural event...

Julie Paysen to step down as Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber president after 11 years

TOCCOA, Ga. — Julie Paysen will resign as president of the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce effective June 30, ending an 11-year tenure marked...

Police: Accelerant used at two daycare fires in Opelika

The Opelika Fire Department (OFD) and the Opelika Police Department (OPD) are currently investigating two separate fires that occurred on January 13 and January...

Of Pools and Plum Trees: Mapping Cornelia’s Black Neighborhoods

People of all ages and races gathered inside the Regional African American Museum for an intergenerational memory-mapping workshop that turned Martin Luther King Jr....