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Northeast Georgia

Weekly COVID Update

District 2 Public Health released its weekly COVID update for the thirteen North Georgia counties that it serves. Graphs show a significant increase across the...

Mask mandate reinstated at White County Courthouse

With the latest surge in the number of COVID cases and its variants, the Enotah Circuit judges have issued an order that requires everyone...

Cleveland man dies in river incident

A Cleveland man has died after being discovered in the Chattahoochee River early Tuesday morning. 64-year-old Thomas "Tony" Martin was pronounced dead at an...

Nifong wins back-to-back district spelling bee championships

Kayla Nifong is Habersham County's repeat spelling champ. The South Habersham Middle School 7th grader won the Scripps District Spelling Bee on Wednesday, January 12....

Rhodes addresses Baldwin council, ‘I am not your enemy’

During the City of Baldwin's Monday council meeting, Commercial Realtor Wade Rhodes approached the council to discuss the hot-button issue of development in the...

Habersham Medical Center employee called out on TikTok ‘no longer employed’ here, hospital says

A Habersham Medical Center ER nurse is no longer with the hospital following an online dispute over what's been described as a 'racist t-shirt.'...

Free COVID testing expands across Northeast Georgia

As Habersham Medical Center navigates a wave of unwanted social media attention over a recent personnel issue, the hospital is also trying to navigate...

Funeral set for Cleveland woman who died after she went missing

Funeral services are scheduled Saturday for a Cleveland, Georgia, woman who died after she went missing. Mattie Mizell, 69, walked away from her home...

HistoriCorps making progress on Chenocetah Tower restoration

Colorado-based non-profit historic preservation group HistoriCorps has made its way to Habersham County in partnership with the Habersham County Historical Society and the Chattahoochee...

Habersham County BOE pays tribute to Coach Dover

The Habersham County Board of Education began their January meeting with a moment of silence in memory of Coach Shane Dover, a beloved coach...

Rep. Anderson to chair of subcommittee on Cityhood

ATLANTA — State Representative Victor Anderson (R-Cornelia) was recently appointed by House Governmental Affairs Committee Chair Darlene Taylor (R-Thomasville) to serve as the chairman...

Cornelia talks entertainment district expansion, stormwater blockages

The City of Cornelia had two orders of business to take care of that require the public's input at their Jan. 10 meeting: a...