Northeast Georgia’s unemployment rates remain below national average
Habersham County had the third-highest unemployment rate in Northeast Georgia in December. According to the Georgia Department of Labor, the county's preliminary unemployment rate...
White County Fire Department celebrates new engine with traditional push-in ceremony
It's a time-honored tradition dating back to the 17th century, and on Thursday, it played out again in White County. A small crowd gathered outside...
Late-night fire destroys commercial warehouse in Cornelia
Local and state investigators are working to determine the cause of a late-night fire that destroyed a commercial warehouse in Cornelia. The warehouse, owned by...
Wreck on GA 365 near Alto injures one person
A rear-end wreck Tuesday night on GA 365 North in Alto sent one person to the hospital.
According to the Georgia State Patrol, Alyson Singletary,...
Hall County residents displaced by fire
Fire forced residents from their home southeast of Gainesville on Wednesday.
At approximately 1:15 p.m., Hall County Fire Rescue was dispatched to a residential fire...
Police arrest suspect in Gainesville bank robbery
A suspected bank robber is behind bars thanks to help from the public, Gainesville police say.
Officers arrested David Brian Ross overnight at a Motel...
HCSO charges driver with DUI after Tuesday incident on Ga. 365
A Gwinnett County man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after his vehicle left Ga. 365 near Mt. Airy.
Joel Stanley Rosenbaum, 65, of Lawrenceville was charged...
Police arrest Acworth man for Athens shooting
Athens-Clarke County police have made an arrest in last November's shooting of a man near the downtown district in Athens.
On January 24, police took...
I-985 reopens after emergency plane landing
I-985 North at the I-985/I-85 split in Gwinett County is back open. The northbound lanes were closed after a small plane made an emergency...
Students evacuated when fire alarm sounds at Piedmont University apartment complex
Firefighters evacuated some student residents from a Piedmont University apartment complex Monday night after a fire alarm went off inside one of the buildings.
The...
Habersham unveils county manager’s new contract; Akins elected commission chair
Habersham County commissioners Monday night approved a new contract for county manager Alicia Vaughn. Her previous contract largely remains intact with a few notable...
Woman found dead outside apartment
A suspect is in jail charged with murdering a woman whose body was found on the ground outside a Gainesville apartment complex early Monday.
Gainesville...