Proposal to move Demorest voting precinct under consideration
Demorest voters are being asked to weigh in on a plan to move the city's voting precinct.
The Habersham County Board of Elections and Voter...
Fire forces evacuation of small apartment building in Gainesville
Ten residents were displaced from their homes Sunday after fire broke out inside a small apartment building in Gainesville.
Hall County Fire Rescue responded to...
Early morning wreck claims life of Hartwell woman
A 59-year-old Hartwell woman was killed early Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Hart County.
At approximately 7:36 a.m. on September 8, troopers from...
Habersham County Board of Education holds first meeting in new boardroom
The Habersham County Board of Education christened its new boardroom Thursday afternoon. Members gathered for a work session, meeting for the first time in...
It’s Fair O’Clock in Habersham County
More. That's the unofficial theme of this year's Chattahoochee Mountain Fair as organizers work to deliver more rides, more entertainment, more vendors, more food,...
Cornelia City Commission election canceled
Cornelia voters will not cast ballots for mayor and city commission this year. That's because the incumbents are the only ones who qualified to...
Alleged cocaine, fentanyl trafficker arrested after brief highway chase
An accused drug trafficker arrested following a weekend chase with Habersham County deputies remains behind bars. A county magistrate denied bond for James Sirnel...
Northeast Georgia man charged with feticide in wreck that killed unborn child
A 23-year-old Hartwell man has been arrested and charged in connection with a wreck that killed an unborn child and injured seven people.
The wreck...
Fire outside popular fishing lodge causes minor damage
A popular trout fishing lodge on the Soque River near Batesville sustained minor fire damage Wednesday night. The owner of Brigadoon Lodge reported the...
Royston driver killed in head-on collision
A head-on collision in Franklin County left one person dead and another hospitalized with serious injuries.
Mary Ann Baker of Royston died in the wreck...
Driver accused of drug trafficking after powdery substance found in vehicle
A Franklin, North Carolina, man remains jailed in Habersham County following his Labor Day weekend arrest on drug charges. Deputies charged 25-year-old Avery Garth...
Motorcyclist killed in Athens wreck
A fatal wreck Wednesday in Athens claimed the life of a motorcyclist. Police say Kashif Abbas, 50, of Athens, died in the wreck on...