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Driver in double-fatal wreck charged with vehicular homicide

The Georgia State Patrol has charged a Kennesaw man in the deaths of two people who died when he rear-ended their pickup on Ga....

Rabun firefighters respond to multiple structure fires

Rabun County fire investigators are working to determine the cause of three structure fires that broke out Sunday and Monday. According to assistant county fire...

Registration open for Boys and Girls Clubs summer program

The newly established Boys and Girls Clubs of Lanier Tim Lee Club provides summer programming for all rising 4th - 7th graders in Habersham...

White County residents say nuisance ordinance overreaches

(Cleveland)- An overflow crowd of White County residents let their board of commissioners know they are against any regulations that govern the maintenance of...

Northeast Georgia senator to run for lieutenant governor

Butch Miller, one of the top Republicans in the state Senate, is running for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. The Gainesville Republican launched his campaign Tuesday....

Truck takes down power lines causing outages in Helen

The City of Helen urges residents to be patient as crews work to restore power and water service to parts of the city. The utilities...

Investigators seek public’s help to find missing man

Renaldo Dozier left his home in the 3900 block of Cleveland Highway on the night of Thursday, May 13. He has not been seen...

GEMA closes mass vaccination sites

(Atlanta) – The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency closed out operations at the eight mass vaccination sites across Georgia on May 21...

Two busted for trafficking meth after Rabun traffic stop

Deputies charged two North Carlina residents with trafficking meth after a sheriff's K-9 sniffed out the drugs during a recent traffic stop in Rabun...

VFL and duck race winners win big!

Volunteers for Literacy of Habersham County and three lucky locals walked away winners from this year's VFL Duck Race on the Soque. The 10th annual...

GDOT closing public comments on Clarkesville roundabout

If there's something you'd like to say about the proposed roundabout in Clarkesville, now is the time to say it. The Georgia Department of...

Class of 2021 graduation packs Raider Stadium

Superintendent Matthew Cooper predicted the Class of 2021's graduation would be heavily attended, and it was. Coming off of last year's more muted, socially...