Habersham EMC accepting Washington Youth Tour applications
CLARKESVILLE, Ga. - Habersham EMC is now accepting applications from area high school juniors to compete for an all-expense-paid spot on the 2025 Washington...
Missing Toccoa man found dead off Oak Valley Road
TOCCOA, Ga. — A 74-year-old Toccoa man reported missing earlier this month was found dead Tuesday morning after authorities searched a wooded area off...
Diane Griffin-Sudderth
Diane Griffin-Sudderth, age 70, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
Diane was born on December 8, 1955, in Sumter, South Carolina,...
Habersham commissioners approve transfer station despite opposition, adopt fireworks ordinance
CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — The Habersham County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 Monday to approve a controversial construction and demolition transfer station on Alto Mud...
Demorest lifts boil water advisory after water main repair
DEMOREST, Ga. — The City of Demorest lifted a precautionary boil water advisory for affected customers in the southern part of Habersham County Tuesday,...
Two hospitalized after late-night house fire in Commerce
COMMERCE, Ga. — Fire investigators have ruled a late-night house fire in Commerce accidental after crews contained the blaze and treated two residents for...
Habersham County students earn dean’s list, President’s honors at University of North Georgia for...
DAHLONEGA, Ga. — More than 100 students from Habersham County earned academic honors at the University of North Georgia during the fall 2025 semester,...
Early-morning fire destroys Banks County home; no injuries reported
COMMERCE, Ga. — A two-story single-family home was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning in Banks County, but no injuries were reported.
Banks County Fire...
Georgia parole board stays execution of Stacey Ian Humphreys; Clarkesville vigil likely delayed
A stay of execution has been issued for Georgia death row inmate Stacey Ian Humphreys, delaying a sentence that had been scheduled to be...
Menorah lighting brings community together on Gainesville Square amid call for resilience
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Chabad of Hall County hosted a public menorah lighting ceremony Sunday evening on the Gainesville Square, marking the first night of...
Gainesville duplex destroyed in early morning fire
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Fire investigators are working to determine what caused an early-morning fire that destroyed a duplex in south Gainesville.
Crews from Hall County...
Lavonia police corporal earns back-to-back Officer of the Year honor
LAVONIA, Ga. — Lavonia Police Department Corporal Isaiah Crawford has been named the department’s 2025 Officer of the Year, marking the second consecutive year...