Retire your old flags
On Presidents Day in late February, Habersham County officials encouraged the public to evaluate the condition of their American flags, retiring any ripped, faded,...
Campground Road to temporarily close next week
White County Public Works is planning to close a portion of Campground Road next week. Crews will be replacing a failed stormwater culvert on the...
Opening Day canceled due to expected bad weather
Opening Day has turned into Picture Day in Habersham County. The parks and recreation department has canceled its opening day festivities for this Saturday...
Judge sentences Toccoa man to 60 years for shootings
A Toccoa man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison plus 10 years probation for shooting three people. Judge Chan Caudell handed down the...
Alto man arrested after allegedly torching car
A 51-year-old Alto man remains jailed for arson after allegedly setting fire to his car.
Deputies arrested John Michael McConnell on March 10 in south...
One person dead, 5 injured in Athens wreck
Athens-Clarke County police are investigating an apparent wrong-way crash that killed one person and injured five others Wednesday night.
On March 15, at approximately 9:27 p.m.,...
Controlled burns continue across northern Georgia
If you see smoke in the skies above Northeast Georgia today, don't be alarmed. Forest service personnel are conducting controlled burns across the region.
Just...
Lula man charged with attempted murder in Gainesville road rage incident
A 26-year-old Lula man faces attempted murder and other charges following a road rage incident Wednesday morning in Gainesville.
Police say Steven Dallas Cooper and...
Cleveland holds first public hearing on package store regulations
The City of Cleveland held the first of two public hearings on the adoption of regulations governing the retail sales of distilled spirits in...
Habersham County Schools police car unveiled
Less than 24 hours after the Habersham County Board of Education voted to appoint Habersham Sheriff's Chief Deputy Murray Kogod as the Director of...
Gainesville man arrested on child porn charges
Hall County sheriff's investigators charged a 75-year-old Gainesville man with seven child pornography-related offenses this week.
The HCSO inquiry began on Monday, February 27, when...
Hall County investigators track child rape suspect to Kansas
A suspect in a sexual assault case involving a Gainesville girl was booked into the Hall County Jail this week after he was tracked...