Ellison praises ‘amazing’ poll workers; reminds voters new Habersham South Precinct opens Tuesday
It's been another busy election season for poll workers in Habersham, and the county's election supervisor has only high praise for them.
"Even though we...
NGTC honors alumni
North Georgia Technical College Alumni Association announced the 2022 Alumni Award recipients during the college’s alumni homecoming. Recipients are nominated and selected for the...
Area Christmas celebrations
Christmas season has arrived in the Northeast Georgia mountains. Baldwin, Clarkesville, Demorest, Tallulah Falls, and Toccoa are among the towns that have held tree...
Habersham begins processing mail-in ballots as record-breaking early voting draws to a close
Across the state, voters have been turning out in droves to cast ballots ahead of Georgia's December 6 Senate runoff.
Five days of state-mandated early...
Residents displaced by mobile home fire
Hall County fire investigators are working to determine what caused a fire that burned two residents out of their mobile home Thursday night.
Around 10:20...
I-85 Northbound lane near Commerce closed due to crash
The Georgia Department of Transportation has closed one northbound lane of Interstate 85 near Commerce due to a wreck.
The crash occurred Thursday around 9...
Former Habersham County Commissioner Earl Roberts dies
Funeral services are scheduled Saturday for former Habersham County Commissioner Earl Roberts.
Roberts, who served on the commission for 11 years in the 80s and...
Hall County’s Marine Rescue Team to use remote vehicles for search and rescue missions
Rescue dives on Lake Lanier will slowly fade out as the county turns to technology to guard the local waterway.
Hall County Fire Rescue announced...
Athens teen charged with murder in woman’s shooting death
Police arrested an Athens teenager Wednesday afternoon for a shooting a month ago that killed a young woman and wounded another teen.
Athens-Clarke police charged...
Van carrying probation work detail crew crashes in White County
A van carrying six probationers headed to a work detail crashed early Wednesday morning in White County. The wreck on State Route 75 Alternate...
Truck driver uninjured when rig overturns
A tractor-trailer driver walked away uninjured after his rig overturned on an I-985 off-ramp in Hall County.
Authorities say 41-year-old Laurent Lalanne of Gainesville was...
Single-lane closure on I-85 northbound bridge south of Commerce
Drivers passing through Jackson County on Interstate 85 Thursday should plan for possible delays.
The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) will close one northbound...