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Northeast Georgians eager for vaccine snatch up available appointments

Northeast Georgians are clamoring to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Within hours of announcing it will host a series of vaccination clinics in the region,...

TFS returns to on-campus learning next week, other area schools to remain online

Tallulah Falls School students will return to on-campus learning on Monday. Students have been learning online since returning for the spring semester on January...

Habersham Commission recognizes Hall and Crawford for their years of service

Losing an election is never easy, but then again, neither is public service. Two Habersham Countians who know those truths well are Stacy Hall...

New White County Board of Elections sworn-in

(CLEVELAND) – As 2021 got underway in Georgia with a runoff election, a newly-constituted board assumed responsibility for elections in White County. Members of the...

Habersham Board of Education expresses support for hotel project

Thursday night's Board of Education work session opened a conversation with the BOE surrounding Project Stay, a hotel development plan in Cornelia that was...

Georgia DOT crews treating roadways ahead of winter storm

The Georgia Department of Transportation began spreading brine on state roads and bridges this morning in preparation for the arrival of a predicted winter...

Local COVID-19 vaccination clinics open Monday

Monday is a big day for Georgians wanting to get the COVID-19 vaccine. That's the day public health departments in the state will begin...

Habersham EMS stretched to limits, asks callers to limit 911 calls to ‘true emergencies’

The exploding number of COVID-19 cases in Habersham has put the county's emergency services system under tremendous strain. Officials are now asking the public...

Hall County extends learning from home through mid-January

The Hall County School District is extending learning from home for its more than 27,000 students. They'll remain online now through at least January...

Demorest removes Homans, Mixon from office, delays firetruck SPLOST purchase

The political upheaval in Demorest continues. In its first meeting of 2021, the City Council voted to remove two of the city's top appointed...

‘Beyond our capacity’: Local hospitals under severe pandemic stress

The COVID crisis is worsening in Georgia and there's no place where that's more evident than within local hospitals. Northeast Georgia Health System's new Chief...

Weiland named interim Cleveland police chief

(Cleveland) - The Cleveland City Council has named Cleveland Police Major Aaron Weiland as the interim police chief until a full-time successor can be...