Road work begins on GA 197 North; lane closures expected through July
HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — Drivers traveling along GA 197 North should prepare for delays in the coming months as crews work to resurface 12...
Demorest City Council authorizes police department investigation
Questions but few answers surfaced Friday afternoon during a called city council meeting in Demorest. City leaders held an emergency meeting to address internal...
Smith announces run as Tench resigns; leaders honor longtime commissioner
HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — A candidate has already emerged to fill the Habersham County Commission seat soon to be vacated by Jimmy Tench. Jason...
Forensic scientists present more evidence in Day 5 of Tara Baker murder trial
ATHENS, Ga. — Day 5 of the trial in the 2001 killing of University of Georgia student Tara Baker proceeded Friday as the prosecution...
Tara Baker’s roommate testifies in Day 4 of murder trial
ATHENS, Ga. — Day four of the trial of Edrick Faust, accused in the 2001 killing of Tara Baker, continues decades-old eyewitness accounts and...
Teen arrested after stolen Escalade found in Columbia County
TOCCOA, Ga. — A teenager is in custody after investigators tracked down a luxury SUV stolen from a Toccoa-area dealership and recovered it less...
Man found dead in river near crash site in Jackson County
JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of a man whose partially submerged body was discovered Wednesday in...
UGA football player arrested for participation in TikTok challenge
ATHENS, Ga. — After participating in a TikTok challenge, a UGA defensive lineman was arrested.
University of Georgia freshman, London Seymour, was arrested on several...
Former employee accused of burglarizing Clayton auto shop
CLAYTON, Ga. — A former employee is facing charges after investigators say he returned to his old workplace in the middle of the night...
Man found hiding under bed arrested on felony warrant in Toccoa
TOCCOA, Ga. — A man wanted on a felony probation warrant was arrested Wednesday after investigators found him hiding under a bed at a...
Habersham County Commissioner Jimmy Tench resigns
Habersham County Commissioner Jimmy Tench has resigned. He submitted his letter of resignation to the county commission office on Wednesday, Now Georgia confirmed. In...
Ice storm cost White County $1.1 million
CLEVELAND, Ga. — White County officials now have a preliminary snapshot of the impact and cost of the major ice storm that struck the...