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Piedmont College sets conference for teachers, teaching students

Area educators and education students are invited to attend a one-day conference on Saturday, March 24th in the Swanson Center at Piedmont College in...

Speed limit change on part of I-985

Drivers beware. There's a speed limit change coming to I-985. The Georgia Department of Transportation says beginning on Monday, March 19, the speed limit on...

White County students participate in National School Walkout

Middle schoolers encouraged to participate in "Walk-in"  (Cleveland )- White County students were among thousands across the United States Wednesday, that took 17 minutes to honor...

HCHS walkout symbolizes national divide

Habersham Central High School students express opposing views from opposite sides of the street during Wednesday's student walkout. It began as part of a national...

Pillowcase Project teaches students how to respond to emergencies

Habersham County Firefighter/EMT Jeff Parker (back, far right) and Red Cross volunteers Ron Laughton, Mary Jane Phillips, Judy Royal, and Dennis Edmiston present The...

Deal signs amended state budget

Gov. Nathan Deal signed the Amended FY 2018 state budget Friday authorizing $25.4 billion in spending for the current fiscal year. The governor's office...

Daylight saving time starts Sunday

(Atlanta) - State Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens is urging everyone to change the batteries in their smoke alarms at the same...

Candidates qualify for May primary

It's going to be a busy primary season in Habersham County this year. Fifteen candidates are running for local offices. Qualifying for the May 22nd...

Injured teen: ‘I definitely had an angel watching over me’

First Responders work to free Mt. Airy teen Adriana Woodall from the wreckage of an SUV on March 4. (Daniel Purcell/Now Habersham) On February 16,...

Tax cut good for Georgia and 50th District

The pace continues to pick up as the legislative session nears the end. We have passed several significant pieces of legislation thus far. I...

Deal: Facebook to invest $750 million in Stanton Springs data center

Social media giant to create at least 100 jobs Gov. Nathan Deal Wednesday announced that Facebook will create at least 100 full-time jobs and invest...

NGTC Offers GED Prep Classes in Habersham

North Georgia Technical College is offering GED classes at the Goodwill Career Center in Cornelia and the NGTC Clarkesville campus Clegg Building. Clarkesville campus times...