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NC man allegedly stole from 9 GA stores using stolen account numbers

A man is accused of stealing over $2,700 worth of merchandise from nine different stores in Georgia, according to police. The suspect, identified as Samuel...

Supect accused of stealing $400K in trucks from auto dealership

Police have arrested a suspect in the theft of $400,000 worth of heavy-duty trucks from a North Georgia car dealership. Officers charged 28-year-old Xavier...

Non-permitted fire burns land near Clarkesville

On Monday afternoon, February 19, a non-permitted fire blackened about an acre of land several miles outside of Clarkesville. Habersham County Emergency Services units were...

Gainesville Tourism team earns 2024 creative marketing award

The Gainesville Tourism Department was recently recognized for creative marketing -- and the campaign itself was definitely something to write home about. For its wildly...

Deputies shoot, kill 85-year-old man while responding to domestic dispute

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Union County following the death of an 85-year-old Blairsville man. Union County sheriff's deputies...

Early voting has slow start at new Habersham County Elections office

It’s very fitting that early voting for the Presidential Preference Primary started today since, after all, it’s President’s Day. Early voting began at 8...

Missing woman located

The Gainesville Police Department says a woman who was missing for several days has been safely located. The department issued a Mattie's Call for 20-year-old...

Dill’s Food City in Royston destroyed by fire

Fire crews in Franklin County are investigating the cause of a massive fire that destroyed Dill's Food City in Royston. The fire broke out just...

Habersham County Elections and Voter Registration Office moves to Cornelia

The Habersham County Elections and Voter Registration Office opens its new location in Cornelia on Monday. The new 8,500-square-foot facility replaces the office that was...

Driver charged with DUI in 4-vehicle chain-reaction wreck

Georgia State troopers charged a driver with DUI in a 4-vehicle wreck Friday afternoon. The chain reaction wreck happened around 11:30 a.m. on GA...

Wreck involving box truck and SUV injures three in Cornelia

Three people were injured in a wreck near Cornelia Friday afternoon. The crash happened around 12:40 p.m. in front of the Habersham Village Shopping...

Suspect nabbed in Hall County child sex exploitation case

A suspect wanted on multiple counts of child sexual exploitation in Hall County was arrested Friday, Feb. 16, at a residence in Spalding County...