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Northeast Georgia

Pickleball and tennis players react to county’s decision on resurfacing courts

A significant number of tennis players turned out to the Habersham County Commission's meeting Monday night, filling the room to show their disapproval of...

State lawmakers line up behind bipartisan plan to compensate police suicide survivors

ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — A bipartisan group of Georgia lawmakers is working to get a bill across the Legislature’s finish line that would remove...

Kiwanis honors White County High School STAR Student and Teacher

The 2022 STAR Student and Teacher at White County High School were honored Monday night during a special meeting of the Cleveland Kiwanis Club...

Clarkesville Dunkin’ and Baskin Robbins to open in June

Four months after the City of Clarkesville announced that plans were in the works for bringing a Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin Robbins to the...

Drivers charged in related wrecks on GA 365 in Alto

The Georgia State Patrol has cited two drivers in connection with related collisions that happened on GA 365 Monday in Alto. According to the GSP...

White County Manager resigns after just 5 months on the job

White County is again searching for a new county manager. Just five months into the job, Joey Cason has resigned. Cason took over the job...

Marlan Wilbanks to receive HCHS Lifetime Achievement Award

Attorney Marlan Wilbanks has been selected to receive the 2022 HCHS Lifetime Achievement Award. Wilbanks is a member of Habersham Central High School's 1979...

Habersham hires design team for animal shelter, emergency services facilities

The Habersham County Commission has hired an engineering firm from Lawrenceville to begin work on two highly-anticipated SPLOST projects: a new animal shelter and...

Cleveland City Council approves curbside alcohol sales

The Cleveland City Council has amended its Alcohol and Beverage Ordinance to allow for curbside service. The council approved the change after a second...

Alto council to discuss Banks County taxes tonight

The Alto Town Council will meet this week to discuss whether or not they plan to accept tax revenue from the Banks County TSPLOST...

Motorcyclist sent to trauma unit after crash with SUV in Cornelia

A midday wreck in Cornelia involving a Jeep Liberty and Harley Davidson motorcycle sent two people to the hospital Monday. The crash happened around 12:40...

Drugs, AK47 found in car after high-speed chase in Stephens County, troopers say

An early morning high-speed chase through Stephens County on Sunday ended when a driver wrecked and fled on foot. He left behind a stolen...