HCES: How to save a drowning child [VIDEO]
It's hot! Summer has hit with a vengeance and, now that it has, more people are heading to area lakes, pools, and rivers to...
Demorest’s Glorious Fourth celebrates two birthdays this year
Country music singer Josh Turner performs during Demorest's Glorious Fourth. (Daniel Purcell/Now Habersham)
The Glorious Fourth celebration in Demorest celebrated two big events this year...
Clarkesville lifts Boil Water Advisory
The City of Clarkesville Water Department has lifted its Boil Water Advisory. The advisory was issued Sunday as a precaution after a water line ruptured.
Those...
Cornelia water customers asked to conserve water through Tuesday
The Cornelia Water Department says damage to the city's water plant has been repaired, however, it's asking customers to continue to conserve water through...
HEMC expands solar energy use
Habersham EMC is expanding its use of renewable energy. The local electric cooperative has agreed to purchase solar energy generated by four new facilities...
Georgia goes ‘hands-free’ July 1st
Put down the phone and pay attention to the road. That's the message Georgia lawmakers and law enforcement officials are sending to Peach State...
Edwards named Deputy Warden of Administration at Lee Arrendale State Prison
There's a new administrator on the job at Lee Arrendale State Prison in Alton. Carmon Edwards has been named Deputy Warden of Administration effective July...
Driver charged in overturned tractor trailer wreck
Traffic in the area was tied up for more than an hour as crews worked to clear the wreckage. (photo/HCES)
The driver of an 18-wheeler...
Memorial service scheduled next week for local truck driver killed in semi-trailer accident
Funeral services are scheduled July 3 for a Cornelia man who died when a semi-trailer rolled over him. 52-year-old Dan Deiter died Wednesday, June 27...
Habersham election supervisor announces runoff voting dates
It's back to the polls in Georgia as voters in both parties settle primary races to determine who'll be on the ballot in November....
Alto man charged with arson
A suspect has been charged in connection with an arson fire that occurred in Habersham County in May.
38-year-old Curtis William Long is charged with...
Dahlonega hospital closing could be just the beginning
Chestatee Regional Hospital in Dahlonega is scheduled to close a month from now.
But that will be just the first step of a complicated transaction...