Injured hiker rescued from Mount Yonah
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Emergency crews rescued an injured hiker from Mount Yonah Monday afternoon after the person fell and couldn’t move.
According to authorities, White...
Habersham Chamber board issues weekend update after resignations; questions remain
CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — The Habersham County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors emailed members Friday evening acknowledging the resignation of President Ellie Van Doornum,...
Child safety seat checks in Cleveland Oct. 21
CLEVELAND, Ga. — The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) is teaming up with the Cleveland Police and Fire Departments to host a free...
Habersham commissioners to consider moratorium, annexation proposals tonight
CLARKESVILLE — The Habersham County Board of Commissioners will consider a temporary pause on new residential development applications and review multiple city annexation requests...
Demorest adds City Hall site plans, parking to Oct. 21 called meeting agenda
DEMOREST, Ga. — The City of Demorest has amended the agenda for its special called meeting on Tuesday, October 21, to include several new...
Grand Jury indicts 34, including Cleveland man charged with assault
CLEVELAND, Ga. — The White County Grand Jury handed down 34 indictments during its October term.
42-year-old Jason Alan Hrdlicka of Cleveland is among those...
Rhett Turner brings “Conserving America’s Wildlands” to Piedmont University
DEMOREST, Ga. — Photographer and conservationist Rhett Turner climbed the stairs of Piedmont University’s Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art to open his new exhibit, "Conserving...
K-9 Hulk nabs assault suspect after 911 hang-up
CORNELIA, Ga. — A Baldwin Police K-9 team helped Cornelia officers arrest a man accused of assaulting a woman after a 911 hang-up call....
Tillery touts tax cuts, Georgia values in Habersham campaign stop
CORNELIA — State Sen. Blake Tillery, a Vidalia Republican and chair of the Georgia Senate Appropriations Committee, says his bid for Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor...
Gainesville woman charged in deadly Cleveland Highway crash
A Lakemont man was killed Thursday morning in a two-vehicle collision on Cleveland Highway/US 129. A Gainesville woman faces charges in the crash.
According to...
Habersham County tax bills arriving this week
CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — Habersham County property owners should begin receiving their 2025 property tax bills in the mail starting Friday, October 17, according to...
Three key leaders resign from Habersham Chamber of Commerce
CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — In a major shakeup for one of the county’s leading business organizations, three members of the Habersham Chamber of Commerce staff...