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Clarkesville woman among 8 arrested in Banks County prostitution sting

Eight people, including a woman from Clarkesville, face a variety of charges following a prostitution sting operation by law enforcement at a Banks County hotel.  The...

Two charged with drug trafficking

Agents seized $18,000 worth of drugs plus cash, firearms and vehicles in a drug bust in Toccoa Monday. (photo/ARDEO) Two Toccoa men are behind bars...

UPDATE Teen’s death investigated

No foul play is suspected in the weekend shooting death of a Cornelia teenager. Cornelia Police Chief Chad Smith says 18-year old Hernan Macias was...

Community rallies to help woman who lost home in fire

Friends have set up an online fundraiser for the Habersham County woman whose home was destroyed by fire on Sunday.  On the popular crowdfunding site Go...

4 sent to hospital after SUV hits ambulance

Four people were injured Friday in a rollover wreck involving an SUV and White County Med Unit. SFC Anthony Coleman with the Georgia State...

A Community Thanksgiving

It was an evening of food, fellowship and thanks giving Wednesday night at First Baptist Church of Cornelia. A large crowd turned out for...

Griffin-Taylor named Piedmont police chief

J. Marie Griffin-Taylor, formerly a deputy sheriff and school resource officer with the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office and an officer with the Clarkesville Police...

Sheriff’s Office awarded state H.E.A.T. grant

Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) Grant to be used for education and enforcement The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office recently received a $5,2072.20 grant from...

North Carolina residents receive wildfire update

Smoke plume from the northwestern section of the Rock Mountain Fire shot by air operations over Shooting Creek, North Carolina on Nov. 22, 2016....

Coroner’s Office releases name of woman believed to have been killed in fiery crash

Funeral services are scheduled Sunday for a woman believed to have been killed in a fiery car crash in northern Habersham County over the...

Public helps identify suspects in identity theft case

Investigators have identified two women who were considered suspects in an identity theft case spanning several counties. One woman has been ruled out as a...

White County reports 4th confirmed case of rabies this year

(Cleveland)- White County Environmental Health has reported another case of rabies in the county. Sean Sullivan, White County Environmental Health Manager advised in an...