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Mark Zuckerberg quizzed on kids’ Instagram use in social media trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, where the Meta CEO answered questions about...

Baldwin to proceed with annexation hearing despite county objection

BALDWIN, Ga. — The Baldwin City Council will move forward with a scheduled public hearing on the proposed Cook Construction annexation despite a formal...

Shots fired at Toccoa home; one detained

TOCCOA, Ga. - Stephens County Sheriff’s Office deputies received a report of shots fired and a fight at a residence on Skyline Drive just...

Clarkesville names City Clerk Julie Poole interim city manager as Dickerson retires

CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — Clarkesville City Clerk Julie Poole will serve as the city’s interim city manager following the retirement of City Manager Keith Dickerson. Poole...

Weekly gathering underscores freedom of expression in Clarkesville

CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — Each Thursday afternoon, a small group of residents gathers near the gazebo on the Clarkesville square, holding signs and quietly voicing...

Hall County warns of scammers posing as FBI, FDIC officials

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Investigators with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office are warning residents about scammers posing as federal investigators in an effort to steal...

Baldwin council approves FLOCK cameras, financial consulting contract

BALDWIN, Ga. — The Baldwin City Council approved five license plate reader cameras and authorized a financial consulting contract Tuesday night, while also hearing...

Georgia students recall horror of being shot as father of accused school shooter goes...

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia high school students on Tuesday testified in court about the horrors of being shot during their algebra class 2 years...

Four arrested in gang-related shooting at Stephens County High School

TOCCOA, Ga. — Four people have been arrested in connection with a Feb. 10 shooting in the parking lot of Stephens County High School...

Edrick Faust found guilty on all counts in Tara Baker’s murder

ATHENS, Ga. — After 12 hours of deliberations, jurors reached a verdict Tuesday afternoon in the cold-case murder trial of University of Georgia law...

County formally objects to Baldwin annexation

CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — The Habersham County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to formally object to the City of Baldwin’s proposed annexation of nearly...

Commissioners extend housing moratorium, call special election

CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — The Habersham County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to extend a limited moratorium on certain residential development and to formally...