Gas tank, ammo complicate firefighters’ efforts to extinguish storage building blaze
A burning gas tank. Exploding ammunition. Habersham County firefighters faced those hazards last night as they battled a blaze at a storage building west...
Cornelia to relocate some operations while municipal complex is being built
Cornelia's Fire and Planning Departments will temporarily move to the city's North Fire Station. City Commission meetings will move to the Community House.
The City...
Lee Arrendale State Prison hosts equine auction
State rescues horses. Inmates help rehabilitate them. Officials call it a "win, win."
On March 16, the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), in conjunction with...
Habersham ranked 36th healthiest county in Georgia
Habersham County ranks in the top 50 healthiest counties in Georgia and the top 5 healthiest in northeast Georgia.  The annual County Health Rankings report...
Forsyth still No. 1 as county health rankings show familiar pattern
Once again, Forsyth County ranks as the healthiest county in Georgia.
And the next four healthiest — Oconee, Cherokee, Fayette and Gwinnett — are the...
Cornelia breaks ground on new municipal complex
City officials broke ground Tuesday on Cornelia's new Municipal Complex. When complete, the facility will house City Hall and the town's fire and police stations.
It's...
Road resurfacing project underway on US 441/SR 15
Crews began work this week on a major road project in Habersham County. They're resurfacing US 441/SR 15 from Habersham County to the Rabun County...
ARDEO’s Howard to lead drug task force in Carrollton
GBI agent Ken Howard has been on the front lines of the war on drugs in northeast Georgia for years. Since 2014, he's served as...
State seeks new enrollment for patients caught in contract rift
Federal health officials are reviewing a Georgia request for a new enrollment period for insurance exchange members who use WellStar Health System doctors and...
Life in Motion: Born to wear the uniform
The HCHS Varsity Boys Soccer Team presents a team jersey to Edgar Flores' family during a ceremony March 12 at Raider Stadium. (Daniel Purcell/Now...
Former DA: Don’t blame Gasaway for taxpayer costs
Mike Crawford is the former District Attorney for the Mountain Judicial Circuit. The opinions expressed here are his.
Dear Editor,
I was elected 6 times to...
White County wreck seriously injures three people
Three Cleveland residents were seriously injured in a wreck Friday evening. The accident happened just after 7 p.m. on Post Road half a mile from...