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Gainesville driver arrested after police chase in White County

A 30-year-old Gainesville man remains in jail following his arrest just after midnight Tuesday on charges of fleeing or attempting to elude a police...

Panel to draft guidelines for development of old county courthouse

The Habersham County Development Authority (HCDA) is expected to vote next week on an agreement with the county to establish requirements for the development...

Video released of blast, suspect vehicle at Georgia Guidestones

The GBI has released surveillance video from Wednesday morning's explosion that destroyed a mysterious Northeast Georgia landmark. The videos show the explosion at Georgia...

GBI releases names of men killed in Toccoa motel shooting

The GBI has identified the two men killed in shootings at a Toccoa motel as Keith Bernard Tooley, 52, and Chanin Emil Mayfield, 32. Both men...

Fieldale worker injured in early morning incident

A worker at the Fieldale poultry plant in Cornelia was injured on the job Wednesday morning when his arm got stuck in a machine. Around...

Cleveland City Council sets two public hearings on package liquor sales

Cleveland residents could get the chance to vote on whether to allow liquor stores in the city. During a meeting on July 5, Cleveland...

Pedestrian injured after being hit by car on Big A Road

A Toccoa man was injured Tuesday afternoon when a car hit him as he was walking across one of the town's main thoroughfares. 44-year-old Joseph...

Cleveland City Council considers liquor store referendum

The Cleveland City Council is meeting tonight to discuss a proposed liquor store referendum. City administrator Kevin Harris is expected to present information to the...

Habersham County schedules public hearings on proposed millage rate increase

Habersham County property owners are looking at a potential millage rate increase this year. County commissioners are proposing a 1 mill increase, from 11.682...

Elderly woman dies in weekend fire

An elderly woman died in what appears to be an accidental fire at her home in Buford. Hall County Fire Rescue crews responded to the...

Man caught on camera stealing $1200 out of wallet in Hall County

What would you do if you found a wallet with $1,200 in it? The Hall County Sheriff's Office released a video of a man...

Downtown Cornelia railroad crossing to be closed this week

If you're driving through downtown Cornelia this week prepare for a detour. The rail crossing on South Main Street near the Big Red Apple...