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Investigators search for leads on two juvenile runaways

A Hall County investigator searching for two juvenile runaways is again reaching out to the community hoping someone can help find them. It's now been...

TMU invites community to 75th anniversary chapel celebration

Truett McConnell turned 75 this year and alumni and community members are invited to join in the celebration this week. The university was chartered as...

Co-interim rec directors named after Joe Gailey resigns

There are now two people temporarily at the helm of the White county Parks and Recreation Department following the resignation of director Joe Gailey....

Suspect accused of robbing two Northeast Georgia area banks arrested

The South Carolina man accused of robbing two banks in Northeast Georgia last week is now in custody, police say. Sidney Alan McCollum of Pickens...

Life in Motion: 8th Battle of the Heroes

It was a banner year for The Easton Foundation's fundraising. The nonprofit's 8th Battle of the Heroes charity flag football game raised more money...

Hall County claims trophy but Easton Foundation the real Battle of Heroes winner

Saturday night, dozens of first responders from around Northeast Georgia battled it out on the gridiron in support of charity. The 8th Battle of...

Flowery Branch man charged in fatal April wreck

The Hall County Sheriff’s Accident Investigation Unit charged a Flowery Branch man this week in connection with a fatal two-vehicle traffic accident that happened...

Public input wanted on Baldwin millage rate

The City of Baldwin is discussing its millage rate for the upcoming year, and the council is encouraging public input on the topic. The...

Baldwin to buy police body cams, fire department computers

The City of Baldwin met for their monthly meeting on Thursday, during which the council unanimously approved much-needed upgrades for Baldwin's public safety departments,...

Stephens County welcomes back former superintendent as interim

The Stephens County Board of Education has arranged for the county's former superintendent Bryan Dorsey to assume those duties again on an interim basis. Stephens...

Community rally planned for HCHS baseball coach battling COVID

Habersham Central High School head baseball coach Chris Akridge has spent the last 18 days in the hospital battling COVID-19. On Saturday, student-athletes and...

North Georgia public health officials cite ‘mounting concerns’ over rise in COVID cases

Due to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases, District Two Public Health is now providing weekly updates to the public about COVID-19 vaccinations, hospitalizations,...