UPDATE Teen’s death investigated
No foul play is suspected in the weekend shooting death of a Cornelia teenager.
Cornelia Police Chief Chad Smith says 18-year old Hernan Macias was...
Community rallies to help woman who lost home in fire
Friends have set up an online fundraiser for the Habersham County woman whose home was destroyed by fire on Sunday.Â
On the popular crowdfunding site Go...
4 sent to hospital after SUV hits ambulance
Four people were injured Friday in a rollover wreck involving an SUV and White County Med Unit. SFC Anthony Coleman with the Georgia State...
A Community Thanksgiving
It was an evening of food, fellowship and thanks giving Wednesday night at First Baptist Church of Cornelia. A large crowd turned out for...
Griffin-Taylor named Piedmont police chief
J. Marie Griffin-Taylor, formerly a deputy sheriff and school resource officer with the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office and an officer with the Clarkesville Police...
Sheriff’s Office awarded state H.E.A.T. grant
Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) Grant to be used for education and enforcement
The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office recently received a $5,2072.20 grant from...
North Carolina residents receive wildfire update
Smoke plume from the northwestern section of the Rock Mountain Fire shot by air operations over Shooting Creek, North Carolina on Nov. 22, 2016....
Coroner’s Office releases name of woman believed to have been killed in fiery crash
Funeral services are scheduled Sunday for a woman believed to have been killed in a fiery car crash in northern Habersham County over the...
Public helps identify suspects in identity theft case
Investigators have identified two women who were considered suspects in an identity theft case spanning several counties. One woman has been ruled out as a...
White County reports 4th confirmed case of rabies this year
(Cleveland)- White County Environmental Health has reported another case of rabies in the county. Sean Sullivan, White County Environmental Health Manager advised in an...
Cornelia man arrested for alleged child sexual abuse
A Cornelia man is in the Habersham County jail charged with child molestation.72-year old Emilio Rodriguez was arrested Friday by Cornelia Police.
An arrest summary...
Sen. John Wilkinson elected to serve as Senate Majority Caucus Secretary
(ATLANTA) - State Senator John Wilkinson (R- Toccoa) was elected to serve as Secretary of the Senate Republican Caucus for the upcoming biennial legislative...