Are child abuse crimes on the rise in Habersham County?
Recent reports on child abuse in Habersham County seem to indicate that crime against children is on the rise. According to Deputy Kevin Angell,...
Year-long investigation leads to drug trafficking arrest
A Northeast Georgia woman is in jail, charged with trafficking and distributing methamphetamine.
45-year-old Angela Burke of Nicholson was arrested on April 20 following a...
Hall County high school student arrested for allegedly attacking fellow student
A student at Johnson High School has been arrested following an assault on school grounds that seriously injured a fellow student.
Joshua Lionel Jackson, 17,...
Big rig overturns on Duncan Bridge Road after brakes fail
A Tennessee truck driver escaped serious injury Wednesday morning when the tractor-trailer he was driving overturned on Duncan Bridge Road.
According to the Georgia State...
Yearwood leaving Demorest Elementary after 11 years for Stephens County job
After eleven years as principal, Dr. Connie Yearwood is leaving Demorest Elementary School. Yearwood has accepted a job as principal of Liberty Elementary School...
Lana Jones named DES principal; B.J. Addison to succeed her as principal at Woodville
The departure of Demorest Elementary School Principal Connie Yearwood has created a shuffling of administrative personnel within the Habersham County School System. Yearwood is...
New White County High School football field nearing completion
The new football field surface at White County High School is near completion.
White County Assistant School Superintendent Scott Justus told the board of education...
3 injured in Baldwin wreck
A wreck early Tuesday critically injured two people and sent another to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Habersham County Emergency officials say.
The crash involving...
Agents seize over $100K in marijuana, charge 2 suspects with trafficking
Drug agents recently made two major marijuana busts in Northeast Georgia. The cases, which officials say are unrelated, resulted in the seizure of approximately...
Fire destroys home in northern Hall County
The Hall County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a house in northern Hall County.
The blaze broke out...
Clarkesville manhunt ends in arrest
What began as a dispute between neighbors turned into a manhunt Monday night in Clarkesville. It ended with the arrest of one man who...
Suspect tased after trying to escape deputy’s patrol vehicle
A handcuffed suspect fled from the back of a Habersham County patrol vehicle, deputies say. Now, he's in jail charged with escape.
23-year-old Emmanuel Young...