Dialing 988 for mental health crisis reaches its first year. Here’s why you may...
When someone starts choking in a restaurant, people grab their phones and call 911. They enter the same three-digit number when their kitchen catches...
Habersham files for change of venue in Orchard lawsuit
Habersham County is pushing back against property owners in the Orchard who filed a lawsuit against the county earlier this month. The Orchard Property...
Nearly 100 students receive degrees during Piedmont University’s summer commencement
Ninety-six Piedmont University students received undergraduate and graduate degrees on Friday, July 21, during a commencement ceremony in the Johnny Mize Athletic Center on...
Michaels to open store in Cornelia
Good news for hobbyists and DIYers in Northeast Georgia: The largest arts and crafts retailer in North America is opening a store in Cornelia.
Michaels...
Vaughn: Some tax bills will be lower than expected
While Habersham County Commissioners say they do not intend to raise the millage rate, property owners will still see another tax increase this year....
Funeral Saturday for family of three killed in wreck
A mother and her two young children who died in a car wreck earlier this week in Habersham County will be laid to rest...
White County residents speak out about property tax increase
The White County Board of Commissioners held the second of three public hearings addressing the 2023 tax millage rate Thursday evening. During that public...
Tuberville hold on military nominees is ‘not only wrong–it is dangerous,’ Biden says
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — President Joe Biden directly criticized Sen. Tommy Tuberville Friday in a statement over the Alabama senator’s monthslong blockade of high-ranking...
Property owners speak out against proposed tax increase
Habersham County commissioners got an earful from upset taxpayers during their first public hearing on the county's pending tax increase. Approximately two dozen people...
North Georgia Community Foundation accepting grant applications
The North Georgia Community Foundation (NGCF) is currently accepting applications for its 2023 Community Grant Cycle, which awards grant funding to eligible nonprofit organizations.
Applicants...
GDOT moves up construction of RCUT at Mt. Zion
The Georgia Department of Transportation has informed local legislators that it has moved up the construction timeline for an RCUT at the GA 365...
GDOT to meet with local officials over GA 365 safety concerns
The wreck that killed five people on GA 365 at Mt. Zion Road in Alto has renewed community calls for improved traffic safety measures....