78-year-old driver injured after Jeep plunges down embankment on GA 197
HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — A 78-year-old Habersham County man was injured Friday after his Jeep ran off GA 197 and plunged down an embankment, according...
Columbus Chamber to host 2026 State of the City
The Columbus Chamber will host the 2026 State of the City, presented by Page Scrantom this week. Mayor Skip Henderson will participate in a moderated...
Pedestrian struck and killed in Columbus
A pedestrian was struck and killed overnight in Columbus. The incident occurred at Miller Road and Pittman Street. The victim was identified as Brent...
Cornelia Dunkin’ evacuated after fire report
CORNELIA, Ga. — Emergency crews were dispatched to a reported commercial structure fire at the Dunkin’ on U.S. 441 in Cornelia just before 1...
Lee County reports unusual number of fires
The Lee County Sheriff's Office has seen an absolutely devastating number of fires recently, with five reported on February 13, 2026 and even more...
Closing arguments in murder trial of UGA law student Tara Baker
(WUGA) - Friday saw closing arguments in the murder trial of Edrick Faust; the man accused of killing University of Georgia law student Tara...
Derek Dooley didn’t vote for years. Now he wants Georgia voters to send him...
ATLANTA (AP) — Lots of candidates pitch themselves as political outsiders. Derek Dooley goes a step further. Not only is the former football coach...
Trump’s border czar says ‘small’ security force will remain in Minnesota after enforcement drawdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that more than 1,000 immigration agents have left Minnesota's Twin Cities area and...
Growth issues dominate Habersham BOC agenda
CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — The Habersham County Board of Commissioners will take up three high-profile items Monday night that could shape growth policy and the...
Lumpkin sheriff to host scam prevention, File of Life seminar Feb. 16
DAHLONEGA — The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office will host a community informational seminar Monday focused on scam prevention and emergency preparedness programs.
Sheriff Stacy Jarrard...
3 Hall County residents displaced by mobile home fire
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Fire tore through a mobile home northwest of Gainesville Saturday afternoon, leaving three people without a place to live and sending...
Crash at Ga. 365 and Ga. 197 sends driver to hospital; no students on...
MT. AIRY, Ga. — A school bus and a minivan collided Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Ga. 365 and Ga. 197, sending the...