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Deal issues call for special legislative session

Georgia lawmakers will head back to the Gold Dome next Tuesday for a special legislative session. Gov. Nathan Deal today issued the call to convene...

HABCO Commission Chair “disappointed” T-SPLOST failed

A property tax hike could be in the offing now that the county's proposed special local option sales tax for transportation (T-SPLOST) is dead. Habersham...

Deal appoints Crittenden to succeed Kemp as secretary of state

Crittenden is the first African-American woman to serve as a statewide constitutional officer in Georgia history Gov. Nathan Deal today appointed former Georgia Department of...

Kemp resigns as Secretary of State; holds press conference with Gov. Deal to discuss...

Brian Kemp did something Thursday critics say he should have done months ago; he resigned as Georgia's secretary of state. Kemp stepped down from the...

Habersham County and Georgia Election Results

With 100% of the precincts reporting, here are the unofficial General and Special Election results for Habersham County and Georgia. SPECIAL PURPOSE LOCAL OPTION SALES...

Habersham County votes down T-SPLOST, approves Sunday liquor sales

Habersham County voters Tuesday defeated a proposed special local option sales tax to fund transportation projects. The proposed 1% tax was projected to raise just...

Life in Motion: Love Trumps Hate

When Nicole Bailey saw the political yard sign her husband carried into their house Sunday, she cried. "This really upset me," she says. The sign, which...

It’s Election Day!

For complete election results go to Habersham County and General Election Results

Mt. Airy brother and sister win Now Habersham costume contest

Boy who dressed as Marine for Halloween wants to use his part of the prize money to buy Christmas gifts for real Marines serving...

Georgia again named top business state by Site Selection magazine

For the sixth year in a row, Georgia's business climate has been ranked number one in the nation by Site Selection magazine. Gov. Nathan Deal...

Time to ‘fall’back

It's been nearly eight months since you lost that hour of sleep due to Daylight Saving Time. Now, you're getting it back. Daylight Saving Time...

10K+ have already voted in Habersham

It started September 18th when the first absentee ballots went out and it didn't slow down. There was a surge of early voting in Georgia...