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Northeast Georgia

HCSO charges driver with DUI after Tuesday incident on Ga. 365

A Gwinnett County man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after his vehicle left Ga. 365 near Mt. Airy. Joel Stanley Rosenbaum, 65, of Lawrenceville was charged...

Police arrest Acworth man for Athens shooting

Athens-Clarke County police have made an arrest in last November's shooting of a man near the downtown district in Athens. On January 24, police took...

I-985 reopens after emergency plane landing

I-985 North at the I-985/I-85 split in Gwinett County is back open. The northbound lanes were closed after a small plane made an emergency...

Students evacuated when fire alarm sounds at Piedmont University apartment complex

Firefighters evacuated some student residents from a Piedmont University apartment complex Monday night after a fire alarm went off inside one of the buildings. The...

Habersham unveils county manager’s new contract; Akins elected commission chair

Habersham County commissioners Monday night approved a new contract for county manager Alicia Vaughn. Her previous contract largely remains intact with a few notable...

Woman found dead outside apartment

A suspect is in jail charged with murdering a woman whose body was found on the ground outside a Gainesville apartment complex early Monday. Gainesville...

No injuries reported in multi-vehicle wreck in Demorest

Six people escaped injury in a three-vehicle rear-end wreck Sunday evening in Demorest. Around 5:30 p.m., Brandon Casement, 18, of Johns Creek, was driving a Hyundai...

Demorest City Hall moving day nears

It's been nine months since Demorest announced plans to buy the old Demorest Elementary School for its new city hall. Now, moving day is...

Clarkesville man charged in Saturday-night rollover wreck

A single-vehicle rollover wreck north of Clarkesville Saturday night resulted in the arrest of a Habersham County man. Jordan Lee Mize, 29, of Clarkesville, was...
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Driver killed in Hall County wreck identified

Authorities have identified the driver killed in a single-vehicle wreck Friday in northwest Hall County as Allyson Marie Burdeshaw of Gainesville. Hall County deputies were...

Residential shop destroyed by fire

The Hall County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a residential shop in Flowery Branch. Around 9:30 a.m., Hall...

Commissioners to vote on county manager’s new contract tonight

The Habersham County Board of Commissioners will consider approval of the county manager's new contract during the board's regular monthly meeting tonight. In July 2021,...