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Habersham Superintendent, Baldwin Police Chief respond to school zone concerns

Some Habersham citizens are criticizing the City of Baldwin's radar cameras outside of Baldwin Elementary School in the school zone, calling them a speed...

Cleveland driver faces charges following high speed chase

A 30-year old Cleveland man faces several charges after police say he failed to stop for a Cleveland officer early Thursday. A news release for...

Ritchie named sole finalist for Cleveland City Clerk

The City of Cleveland has announced that Lisa Ritchie has been selected as the sole finalist for the position of city clerk. The announcement...

State and local COVID-19 numbers dropping off according to reports

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are dropping off across the state and locally, data from state and national agencies show. Statewide, cases have dropped 90 percent...

Cut cable disrupts Windstream service in North Georgia

Windstream customers in North Georgia were happy to get reconnected after an outage on Wednesday left many of them without service. The outage, which...

White County lifts burn ban

White County has lifted its burn ban due to improving weather conditions. Rain moved into the region on Thursday after days of continued dry,...

Rural parts of Georgia, where vaccination rates were low, got hit harder by COVID-19’s...

The delta variant of the coronavirus hospitalized and killed far more people in rural parts of Georgia than in urban areas, according to a study published...

LACC receives grant to support entrepreneurship in Northeast Georgia

The Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Georgia (LACC) announced Wednesday that Georgia Power will provide a grant of $150,000 to support the LACC’s...

Advocates object to some of state lawmakers’ mental health overhaul plans

A bipartisan push to increase access to behavioral health treatment in Georgia drew objections from patient advocates troubled by provisions that would create patient...

Tensions flare as Baldwin council hears speed zone concerns

Former Baldwin Councilman Jeff Parrish approached the Baldwin City Council Monday night to discuss issues he, and other citizens, have with the city's speed...

Grandson charged with murder in death of Hall County man

Hall County sheriff's investigators say a man found dead in an Oakwood house fire on Valentine's Day had been shot. They've charged his grandson...

Suspect shot by Stephens County deputy identified, charged with assaulting an officer

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has charged a Toccoa man with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer after he allegedly tried to steal...