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At least 16 killed on Georgia’s roads over long Labor Day weekend

Holiday weekend traffic accidents killed at least sixteen people in Georgia. The death toll rose Monday with fatal crashes reported in Banks County, Athens-Clarke...

DNR reports third weekend holiday drowning, this one on Lake Lanier

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources says three people drowned on Georgia's waterways over the long Labor Day holiday weekend. The most recent reported...

Temporary mask mandate in place for 11 Hall County schools

When Hall County students return to class on Tuesday after the long Labor Day holiday weekend, many of them will be wearing masks. Eleven of...

Local DAR donates speciality map to Old Clarkesville Cemetery

Maps guide us to specific locations. In the case of a recent map project at the Old Clarkesville Cemetery, a watercolor representation of the...
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White County man killed in motorcycle crash

A weekend motorcycle crash claimed the life of a White County man. 34-year-old Michael Tyler Bohn was killed Saturday evening, September 4, when he wrecked on...

Gainesville driver charged with DUI in wreck that injured four people

Authorities charged a Gainesville man with drunk driving following a head-on collision north of Helen. 59-year-old Ricky Carroll, Jr. was seriously injured in the wreck...

Kidnapped baby found safe

A baby kidnapped in a stolen vehicle Friday night in Athens has been found safe, police say. Both the child and the stolen car were...

Hall County Health Department open Labor Day for vaccines

HALL COUNTY – The staff at the Hall County Health Department will be working on Labor Day to administer COVID vaccines and they're giving...

COVID cases rise in Habersham Schools as county’s positivity rate soars

Habersham County Schools recorded a 23% increase in active COVID-19 cases this week. Still, overall, the number of cases remains relatively low. According to figures...

TFS students to return to class Sept. 7

Students at Tallulah Falls School will return to their classrooms on September 7 following a week of online learning due to COVID. TFS President and...

GSP releases names of couple injured in Mountain City motorcycle wreck

The Georgia State Patrol has released the names of two people injured in a motorcycle wreck Thursday on U.S. 441/GA 15 in Mountain City....

Emotional return home of Rabun County detention officer killed in wreck

Rabun County Detention Officer Courtney Zajdowicz of Mountain City has returned home for the last time. Her colleagues escorted her body back to Rabun...