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Winder explosion may be linked to domestic ‘conflicts,’ police say

A loud explosion that rocked the North Georgia town of Winder may have been related to conflicts in a domestic relationship, police say. Around 3:15 a.m....

Snakes alive! Smithgall Woods Education Outreach leader visits TFS

A traveling field trip made a stop at Tallulah Falls School on Sept. 29-30 with several species of reptiles riding shotgun with Kathy Church,...
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Driver killed in single-vehicle wreck in Habersham County

A late-night wreck Friday in Habersham County claimed the life of a Clarkesville man. 23-year-old Austin Christopher Wilkes died when the pickup truck he was...

Promising COVID pill cuts hospitalizations and death in half. Atlanta’s Emory University invented it

(GPB) — Researchers at Atlanta’s Emory University were the ones who invented a promising antiviral drug in the fight against COVID-19 — a pill...

Area firefighters rescue puppy from 25-foot-deep well

Thursday night, multiple Habersham County fire departments were dispatched to a Cornelia home where a puppy had fallen into a well. Zuko, Carlos Huerta's German...

White County School Board declares Critical Race Theory issue closed

The White County Board of Education Thursday night declared the issue of Critical Race Theory and the accusations against the school group "Warriors for...

Habersham schools COVID-19 cases increase with school staff

While COVID-19 case numbers for students have remained relatively stable, Habersham County Schools are seeing a spike in staff member COVID-19 cases. Last week, there...

Multi-vehicle wreck on GA 365 sends 5 to the hospital

A chain-reaction wreck on GA 365 north of Gainesville on Friday injured eight people and sent five of them to the hospital. The accident happened...

Cornelia to discuss millage, appoint new Ward 1 commissioner Tuesday

Three candidates seek appointment to the Cornelia Commission's Ward 1 chair following the sudden death of Commissioner Wesley Dodd. The city commission will appoint...

Georgia Earns ‘Top State for Doing Business’ for 8th Consecutive Year

Georgia has earned the “Top State for Doing Business” title for the eighth year in a row from Area Development. Governor Brian Kemp made...

Remembering WWII: Currahee Military Event this weekend

What started as a reunion opportunity for World War II paratroopers in Toccoa is now a full-fledged weekend experience, attracting history buffs, military families,...

White County reopens its mass vaccination site

COVID deaths in White County reached an all-time high this month and the push is on to get county residents vaccinated. On September 25, White...