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Northeast Georgia

Cornelia UMC offers food assistance pantry on Thursdays from 1-2:30 pm

Cornelia UMC continues to provide groceries to those in the community who need assistance. In February 2022, however, the church changed the way it...

Jeff Adams sole finalist for Habersham County Emergency Services Director

There will soon be a new person at the helm of Habersham County Emergency Services. The county named Jeff Adams as the sole finalist...

Rabun County Sheriff: Alleged drug trafficker may be evading arrest in North Carolina

The Rabun County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to find a suspected drug trafficker. Officials believe Austin Scott Groom may be...

GBI identifies hiker found dead on Appalachian Trail

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has positively identified a man whose body was found earlier this year on the Appalachian Trail in Fannin County. The...

Cleveland man injured in GA 365 wreck in Mt. Airy

Habersham County Emergency Services transported a Cleveland man to the hospital following a two-car crash Tuesday on GA 365 in Mt. Airy. The wreck happened...

District Two Public Health to close two-thirds of COVID testing sites in North Georgia

District 2 Public Health and its medical lab partners - Mako Labs and LTS - are shutting down half a dozen COVID-19 testing sites...

8-month-long investigation leads to drug trafficking arrest

A Northeast Georgia man is in jail charged with trafficking methamphetamine following an 8-month-long investigation in Franklin County. On April 14, Franklin and Hart County...

Commissioners table action on old county courthouse, vote to resurface tennis courts

The Habersham County Board of Commissioners has postponed a decision on what to do with the old county courthouse. Commissioners were set to vote...

Cornelia man charged with breaking into local church

A Cornelia man remains in jail charged with burglarizing and vandalizing a local church. Habersham County deputies arrested 31-year-old Seth Pruitt in connection with an...

White County commissioners begin budget process for next year

The White County Board of Commissioners, who are still deep into the search for a new county manager and a replacement to fill the...

Free exhibit of UGA sports treasures April 18 at NGTC

University of Georgia fans will get a chance to view some of the school's iconic sports memorabilia today in Clarkesville. North Georgia Technical College...

Driver airlifted to hospital after wreck on US 441 in Rabun County

For the second time in two days, paramedics had to airlift an injured driver to the hospital following a wreck on US 441/GA 15...