Second Hazard Mitigation Plan meeting set Aug. 15
The next Habersham County Hazard Mitigation Plan meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 15, in Clarkesville.
The county is updating its five-year...
Athens-Clarke police charge teen in string of auto break-ins
Athens-Clarke County police are reminding residents and visitors to the Classic City to lock their car doors after a string of recent auto break-ins.
Police...
Driver charged with vehicular homicide in Athens wreck
Authorities have charged a Madison County woman with 2nd-degree vehicular homicide in a fatal wreck in Athens in June.
Athens-Clarke County Police arrested 38-year-old Keosha...
Cornelia man arrested after police chase Friday
White County deputies took a Cornelia man into custody Friday night after they say he fled from an attempted traffic stop.
Deputies arrested 26-year-old James...
Storm knocks out power; lightning burns shed to the ground in Habersham
A fierce storm system swept through northern Georgia Monday afternoon, knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses.
While it rained off and on...
GBI: Clayton police officer shot at driver who threatened law enforcement with car
The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened at a weekend traffic safety checkpoint in Clayton. No one was injured in the shooting....
GDOT opens bids on GA 365 at Mt. Zion Road RCUT
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) on Monday opened up for bid a project aimed at improving safety along the GA 365 corridor in...
Demorest man killed in crash on Lake Russell Road
An afternoon wreck Saturday claimed the life of a Demorest man. The Georgia State Patrol says 52-year-old Aaron Hopkins died in a single-vehicle crash...
UPDATE: Clarkesville man faces numerous charges after Friday manhunt
The man who was the subject of an intense manhunt outside Clarkesville on Friday now faces a total of nine charges from Friday’s incidents.
Damion...
Cleveland awarded nearly $1M federal grant for new ladder fire truck
Cleveland will receive nearly $1 million in federal grant money to buy a new ladder fire truck.
The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program awarded...
Teen escapes with minor injuries after rollover wreck in Clarkesville
A teen driver escaped serious injury when the SUV he was driving flipped onto its top Sunday in Clarkesville. The crash on Highway 115...
Two former Scouts to be memorialized at Demorest park
The city of Demorest has been working feverishly over the last eight months to renovate the old Demorest Elementary School into an inviting community...