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NGHS sees record number of COVID-19 cases as surge strains area hospitals

Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) saw a surge in COVID-19 cases over the holiday weekend with 181 confirmed cases admitted on Tuesday, December 1,...

Northeast Georgia deputy charged in on-duty shooting

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested a former Elbert County Sheriff's deputy and charged her in connection with an on-duty shooting. Agents charged Jennifer...

Tree knocks out power to HEMC members

Habersham EMC officials say a tree is responsible for a string of overnight power outages that affected more than a thousand of its members. The...

Missing woman found safe in South Georgia

Erik Bryant and his family have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. His 66-year-old mother, Judy, was safely located late Wednesday after...

I-985 reopens after fuel spill

All lanes of I-985 are back open following a fuel spill that temporarily closed the southbound lanes near Flowery Branch. The highway reopened at...
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Motorcyclist killed in Stephens County crash

A motorcycle accident early Monday morning in Stephens County claimed the life of an Eastanollee man. John Anthony Horvath, 31, was thrown from his bike...

Two children airlifted to hospital after head-on collision in White County

A head-on collision in White County over the weekend seriously injured five people, including two small children. The accident happened around 2:20 p.m. Sunday, Nov....

White County’s Yonah Preserve Trails back open

A popular Northeast Georgia outdoor recreation site is back open to the public following a weekend work party that whipped it back into shape. Yonah...

Local high schooler in holiday flick that opens today

A Tallulah Falls School sophomore is once again expanding his acting resumé. Ben Rosenthal of Cleveland has a part in a Christmas film being released...

Locally filmed ‘A Taste Of Christmas’ airs Friday

(Helen) - For the second time in as many years, areas of White County and Northeast Georgia provide the settings for a Lifetime Christmas...

Former Lee Arrendale prison employees indicted

Two former employees at Lee Arrendale State Prison in Alto have been indicted for having unlawful sexual contact with inmates. The Habersham County Grand Jury...

Northeast Georgia’s dry weather increases danger of outdoor burning

Dry weather conditions this week in Northeast Georgia are making outdoor burning less safe. Forecasters say minimum relative humidity values of 15 to 25 percent...