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Northeast Georgia

Kevin Harris named sole finalist for Cleveland administrator job

The City of Cleveland has announced that Kevin Harris has been named the sole finalist for the position of City Administrator. The Cleveland City...

Baldwin Police Station to receive upgrades

The Baldwin Police Station will receive a few updates in the near future to make the station a more inviting place, both for staff...

Three arrested in connection with Athens Holiday Inn fire

One man and two juveniles have been arrested in connection with an Athens fire that occurred in late March. Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John...

Habersham elections office releases sample ballots for May primaries

Election Day is quickly approaching for the primaries that will select which candidates will run against each other in the November 2022 elections for...

Plans move forward for a 200-child capacity daycare in Baldwin

Monday night, the City of Baldwin unanimously approved the annexation and zoning requests needed for a 10,000 square foot daycare facility to come to...

Mother and children rescued after getting lost on Panther Creek Trail

Search and rescue teams acted quickly Monday evening to rescue a family lost on Panther Creek Trail. The call came in to Habersham County...

Lee Arrendale guard arrested on sexual assault and drug charges

A now-former Lee Arrendale State Prison guard is out of jail on bond after being arrested and charged with violating her oath of office. Sergeant...

Weekend crash injures two in Alto

Two drivers escaped serious injury when their vehicles collided on GA 365 at Crane Mill Road in Alto Sunday morning. The Georgia State Patrol identifies...

15-year-old boy charged with shooting teen girl in Athens

Athens-Clarke County police on Monday arrested a 15-year-old boy and charged him with aggravated assault in the recent shooting of a teenage girl. The girl,...

Controlled burn Monday northwest of Clayton

You may see more smoke in the skies over Rabun County this week. The U.S. Forest Service is scheduled to continue its controlled burn...

Tickets, sponsorships now available for 11th annual VFL Duck Race

Are you creative? Competitive? Interested in helping people? Then Volunteers for Literacy of Habersham County is looking for you. The nonprofit is seeking sponsors and...

Fire guts mobile home in Gainesville

The Hall County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of a fire that broke out Sunday afternoon inside a mobile home in Gainesville. Shortly...