Friday last day to request absentee ballot for June 21 runoff
Some Habersham County voters will return to the polls this month to help decide who will be the Democratic party's nominee in several key...
Residents burned out of their home in Cornelia
The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a late-night fire in Cornelia that destroyed a mobile home.
At 9:49 p.m. on June 8, Habersham E-911...
Piedmont president responds to provost’s resignation; names Nimmo interim academic chief
Piedmont University President Dr. James Mellichamp on Wednesday tapped the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Steve Nimmo, to serve as interim...
LeFevre named White County Fire Chief
There's a new man in charge at the White County Fire Department. The county hired Mike LeFevre to succeed Seth Weaver who stepped down...
Flowery Branch man arrested for uploading child porn to Snapchat
A Flowery Branch man has been arrested on child pornography charges following an investigation by the Hall County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators reviewing a May 2,...
Escaped work-release inmate back in custody
A work-release inmate who escaped from custody Monday evening has been arrested and returned to the Hall County Jail.
Jerry Lamar Thomas was taken into...
Piedmont University Provost resigns in protest over budget cuts
The Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at Piedmont University in Demorest has resigned. Dr. Daniel Silber resigned on Tuesday, June 7,...
Clarkesville man arrested, accused of having thousands of child pornographic images in email account
A Clarkesville man is in jail on child pornography charges in what investigators are calling the biggest case of its kind ever in Habersham...
White County Commission approves new EMS contract with substantial increases
CLEVELAND - White County will continue to provide ambulance service, but it’s going to cost taxpayers a whole lot more. During a meeting Monday...
Deputies seize cocaine worth estimated $42,000 in Rabun County
Two suspected drug traffickers remain behind bars in Rabun County following a major cocaine bust.
Deputies arrested Jose Arzola and Amber Castillo Santana, both of...
Man drowns in Hall County pond
An autopsy will be conducted on a 50-year-old man found dead Monday afternoon in Hall County.
Around 2:30 p.m. on June 6, Hall County Fire...
Early morning fire displaces Cornelia resident; cause under investigation
State and local fire investigators are trying to determine what caused a house to burn near downtown Cornelia on Monday.
The fire broke out around...