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Boats burn at marina on Lake Lanier

Hall County Fire Rescuers were called to a marina on Lake Lanier Monday evening to extinguish a fire that engulfed three boats. The blaze...

Fast-food employee accused of sexually assaulting girl he met at work in Hall County

A man from Central Georgia remains in the Hall County Jail following his arrest on sex charges involving a Gainesville teen. Hall County investigators initially...

3 arrested, accused of setting fire to Banks County pole barn

Banks County deputies arrested three Danielsville residents after they allegedly set fire to a large pole barn. The Friday fire destroyed the 3-month-old 2,400...

Cleveland City Council to hold first public hearing on package liquor sales tonight

The Cleveland City Council will hold the first of two public hearings on Monday, July 11, on whether to put forward a referendum on...

Hall County Board of Education sets millage rate hearings

The Hall County Board of Education will hold three public hearings on its plan to increase property taxes over the rollback millage rate. The Board...
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Dillard man killed in single-vehicle wreck

A 34-year-old Dillard man died early Saturday in a single-vehicle wreck in Rabun County. The Georgia State Patrol says Tyler Lee Dillard was driving...

Chop shop suspect arrested

A Northeast Georgia fugitive has been arrested in Gwinnett County after being on the run for three weeks. Henry Parker Whitley, 31, was identified as...

Suspected serial burglar charged in Rabun County

A Jackson County man charged with burglary in Rabun County is suspected of committing a string of burglaries in other communities. Benjamin Reed Heaslip, 36,...

Cornelia, Reeders honored with TrailBlazer award for Fenders Alley

The city of Cornelia and a husband and wife entrepreneurial team are being recognized for their innovative partnership in developing a favorite local hangout....

Substitute teacher accused of sexually assaulting student

A Gainesville man has been charged with eleven criminal counts for an alleged illicit relationship involving a girl under the age of 16. The...

Coroner identifies man believed killed by lightning in Rabun County

Rabun County Coroner Sam Beck has identified the man killed in an apparent lightning strike in Rabun County over the weekend as Felipe Flores,...

21 killed on Georgia’s roads over July 4th holiday

The recent Independence Day holiday was one of the deadliest on Georgia's roads in recent years. Twenty-one people died over the 78-hour holiday travel...