Cornelia Story Trail opens
The Cornelia Story Trail officially opened Sunday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the city park. Cornelia leaders joined members of Pebble Ministry, volunteers, and...
23-year-old man dies Saturday while swimming at Lake Lanier
A 23-year-old man drowned while swimming at Lake Lanier Saturday, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Edgar Steven Cruz Martinez was swimming at...
Swafford honored by State Firefighters Association
Firefighters from around the state gathered in Augusta last week for their annual Georgia Fire Service Conference. During the event, they honored White County...
Sutton seeks return to Cleveland City Council
On the final day of qualifying Friday for Cleveland’s municipal election, former Councilmember Annie Sutton completed and returned her paperwork to seek the Ward...
Community mourns loss of long-time local law enforcement officer Don Ford
He was a fixture in Northeast Georgia law enforcement for decades. Now, Don Ford's former colleagues and friends are paying tribute to his life...
New Cornelia City Park Story Trail opens Sunday
The city of Cornelia and Pebble Ministry will host the first-ever Story Trail at Cornelia City Park this weekend.
The book featured on the trail...
$1,000 reward offered for information in Athens shooting death
Police are investigating the death of a 72-year-old man who was found shot to death inside a home west of Athens.
Athens-Clarke County Police Department...
Gang member sentenced to 30 years for fatal Athens-Clarke County shooting
A gang member was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in a shooting that led to a fellow gang member's death...
Qualifying for Tallulah Falls’ special election opens Sept. 6
Qualifying for municipal elections in Georgia just ended, but in the town of Tallulah Falls, they'll be back at it again in September.
The town...
4 wrecks minutes apart stall traffic on I-985 but no serious injuries
Four wrecks, mere minutes and miles apart tied up traffic on I-985 southbound near Gainesville on Friday, but there were no serious injuries.
According to...
Man survives possible double lightning strike
They say lightning never strikes twice, but tell that to the man who got hit by it yesterday in Habersham County.
It happened on the...
GBI awaits autopsy on inmate who died in White County Jail
State investigators are waiting on the results of an autopsy to determine what caused an inmate to die at the White County jail.
Jailers found...