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Northeast Georgia

Political newcomers qualify to run in White County primary

Some last-day qualifiers will make the upcoming primary election a little more interesting in White County this year. Qualifying just before the deadline ended at...

Athens-Clarke police identify suspect in Athens shooting

The Athens-Clarke County Police Department has identified the suspect in the Feb. 26 shooting near College Avenue and Clayton street after asking for the...

GA 365 wreck sends two to the hospital

Habersham EMS transported two people to the hospital on Thursday following a mid-afternoon wreck on GA 365 at Jess Kinney Road in Mt. Airy. According...

Local teens killed in Duncan Bridge wreck remembered by family and friends

The Habersham County community is mourning the loss of two teenage boys who were killed in a fatal wreck in White County. Passenger Dawson...

Habersham celebrates reopening of Cornelia Soup Kitchen

After 10 years of service to the Habersham community and two years of not being able to serve meals in person, the Habersham County...

A daycare and a liquor store could be coming to Baldwin off 365

The City of Baldwin will consider applications to bring two new businesses to the Highway 365 corridor at their Monday meeting: a daycare and...

White County Parks and Recreation cancels baseball/softball opening day

White County Parks and Recreation has announced they have canceled the opening day baseball/softball activities that were planned for this Saturday. "We were really disappointed...

Cleveland council names O’Bryant as director of economic development and planning

The Cleveland City Council has announced that Tom O’Bryant has been named Director of Economic Development and Planning for the city. The council made the...

Ruby Fulbright Aquatic Center pools closed for maintenance

The Habersham County Parks and Recreation Department announced this morning that the pools at the Ruby Fulbright Aquatic Center are currently closed for maintenance. "We...

Herschel Walker visits Habersham for Boys and Girls Club fundraiser

A crowd of around 200 northeast Georgians filled Habersham Central High School's auditorium Tuesday night for a fundraiser event, featuring a keynote speaker who...

Baldwin discusses potentially ending Partnership Habersham membership

During the City of Baldwin's Tuesday night work session, the council discussed whether or not they wanted to move forward with renewing their membership...

Bridge work to slow traffic on SR 17 Alt in Toccoa

If you travel State Route 17 Alternate into Toccoa, prepare for delays. The Georgia Department of Transportation will close one lane of traffic near...