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Fire destroys multi-million dollar lake house in Rabun County

Investigators are still trying to determine what sparked a fire that destroyed a multi-million dollar lake house in Rabun County. The blaze broke out around...

Mobile home torched with fireworks during ‘family dispute,’ investigators say

Deputies have arrested four people in connection with a mobile home fire last week in Habersham County. The suspects allegedly used fireworks to start...

Cleveland council approves FY ’23 budget

(Cleveland) - The Cleveland City Council Monday night approved a new Fiscal Year budget for the city that calls for just over $4.1 million...

Strawberry supermoon rises Tuesday

Less than a month after May's spectacular total lunar eclipse, stargazers have another celestial event to admire. A Strawberry Supermoon will rise Tuesday, but...

Driver faces dozens of charges after police chase in Habersham County

A Mount Airy man faces dozens of charges after state troopers say he led them on a 3.5-mile chase through Habersham County. Christopher Tenakoun,...

Family Resource Center awarded $500K grant to help teenage moms

Pregnant teenagers and teenaged moms face a myriad of problems. According to the National Library of Medicine, "Adolescent mothers and their offspring are a...

Life in Motion: Milestone anniversary

A celebration 75 years in the making took place Friday in Clarkesville as people gathered to celebrate Sutton Tire's milestone anniversary. The family-run business...

View ballot in Habersham’s Democratic runoff

Habersham County voters who are eligible to vote in the upcoming June 21 runoff may now review the ballot before heading to the polls. County...

Fire Marshal: Cornelia house fire ruled arson

State and local fire investigators say arson is to blame for an early morning house fire in Cornelia on June 6. Now, Georgia Arson...

Suspected drug dealer charged with murder in Cleveland overdose death

Investigators have charged a man with felony murder in last year's drug overdose death of Cleveland resident Dylan Jimmy Grizzle. Deputies also charged a...

Gainesville woman charged with murdering her elderly fiancé

Hall County sheriff’s investigators have charged a 45-year-old woman with murdering her 82-year-old fiancé. Deputies arrested Tabitha Zeldia Wood on Friday, three days after...

Hall County MANS Unit undergoes transition

The Hall County Sheriff’s Office has updated the title and job duties of the Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad, more commonly known as the MANS Unit. The...