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...
Amazon cloud outage takes down many online services around the world
(AP) — A problem with Amazon’s cloud computing service disrupted internet use around the world Monday, taking down a broad range of online services,...
Louvre remains closed a day after daring theft of Napoleonic jewels
PARIS (AP) — The Louvre remained closed Monday, a day after historic jewels were stolen from the world’s most-visited museum in a daring daylight...
US envoys arrive in Israel to shore up the Gaza truce after violence flares
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Two of U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys traveled to Israel Monday to shore up the tenuous ceasefire in Gaza,...
United States and Australia sign critical-minerals agreement as a way to counter China
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical-minerals deal at the White House on Monday as the...
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...
Israel halts aid to Gaza ‘until further notice’ as renewed fighting tests ceasefire
JERUSALEM (AP) — The fragile ceasefire in Gaza faced its first major test Sunday as an Israeli security official said the transfer of aid...
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...
Thieves strike Louvre in brazen jewel heist as the world’s most visited museum shuts
PARIS (AP) — In a brazen, seven-minute strike, thieves used a basket lift to reach the Louvre on Sunday morning and, as tourists were...