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Single-vehicle crash near White County line sends 2 to hospital

For the second time in less than a month, a car failed to stop at the end of Ben T. Huiet Highway/GA 255 Alternate...

GA 365 South on-ramp reopens after accident

The southbound on-ramp to GA 365 in Mt. Airy reopened late Monday evening after a tractor-trailer overturned earlier in the day. The 2020 Freightliner Cascadia...

Driver seriously injured in crash at Antioch Church Road intersection

A wreck at the intersection of Antioch Church Road and GA 15/US 441 seriously injured a Baldwin woman. The wreck happened around 12:38 p.m....

Ingles to tear down old Clarkesville grocery store building

Clarkesville planning and city officials may soon get their wish in the near future. Ingles corporation has agreed to tear down the old Ingles...

Baldwin Court Apartments requests variance for new building

Baldwin Court Apartments, LLC has requested a zoning variance to make way for a new building in the Village at Baldwin Court apartment complex...

Missing Habersham County man found dead in Stephens County

More details have been released about the discovery of a missing Habersham County man found dead in Stephens County on Saturday. Tony Mooney, a 26-year-old...

Petition urges UGA to reinstall emergency blue lights after campus murder

Thousands of students and parents have signed a petition demanding that the University of Georgia install emergency blue lights on campus following the murder...

Habersham County adds another new ambulance to its fleet

Habersham County received its second long-awaited ambulance last week from Custom Truck & Body Works, Inc. This unit was remounted onto a new 2023 Dodge...

Suspect named and in custody in Laken Riley homicide investigation

University of Georgia police are obtaining arrest warrants for Jose Antonio Ibarra as the main suspect in the murder of 22-year-old nursing student Laken...

Dryer fire forces evacuation of assisted living facility

Residents of an assisted living facililty in Cleveland had to be evacuated early Friday after fire broke out inside a dryer. White County E-911 dispatched...

Student found dead on UGA campus identified; person of interest detained

University of Georgia police have identified and are questioning a person of interest relating to the homicide of 22-year-old Laken Riley, according to UGA...

Destructive brush fire sweeps through several acres in Banks County

A burn pit fire got out of control, sparking a grass and woods fire in Baldwin that destroyed several acres and outbuildings, officials say. The...