Citizens speak out prior to HabCo Commission passing budget
Citizens spoke out during the budget public hearing before the Habersham County Commission voted to pass the budget during Monday’s called meeting. The Jury...
HabCo Commission passes budget and millage rate
The Habersham County Commission finally passed the FY 2025 budget and approved the 2024 millage rate during Monday night's special called meeting. The county...
Cleveland announces no rollback on tax millage rate
The city of Cleveland will not roll back the millage rate this year, according to a news release from the city council. Instead, city...
RCSO seeks public’s help locating missing elderly man
The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in locating a missing elderly man from Rabun County.
According to Rabun County Sheriff’s Office...
GBI arrests North Carolina man in NEGA child molestation case
A Sylva, North Carolina, man recently released from jail in his home state is behind bars in Georgia. The GBI arrested and charged 32-year-old...
‘Fore’ The Community Golf Tournament set July 29 to benefit animal shelter
If you like golf and love animals (or vice versa) and want to help the Habersham County Animal Shelter, here's your chance. The shelter...
Athens courthouse shut down for a week due to bed bugs
The Athens-Clarke County Courthouse is closed this week so the facility can be treated for bed bugs.
Superior Court Chief Judge Lisa Lott issued a...
Impacts of worldwide IT glitch still being felt by some locally
The Global Technology Outage continues to impact some offices locally while others are back to normal operations.
Habersham County Tax Commissioner June Black-Warren said, "Friday...
Baldwin Back to School Bash a success through partnerships
The City of Baldwin held its Back to School Bash Saturday, July 20, at Life Church. Mayor Stephanie Almagno said that it was a...
HazMat crew responds to commercial truck rollover on Cannon Bridge Road
A HazMat crew was called to the scene of a commercial truck rollover wreck on GA 105/Cannon Bridge Road in Demorest.
Officials tell Now Habersham...
“We were turning food away.” Food Bank opens new, larger facility
The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia is celebrating its new facility on Newton Bridge Road in Athens. Members of the nonprofit held a ribbon-cutting...
HabCo BOE will hold final millage rate hearing Monday
The Habersham County Board of Education (BOE) will hold its third and final millage rate public hearing Monday, July 22. The BOE has advertised...