United Community Bank donates to United Way
United Community Bank recently donated $2,500 to Habersham County United Way. The money will directly impact local agencies that meet critical food needs in the...
Demorest council votes to purchase fire truck
After months of back-and-forth, the Demorest City Council has finally voted on the purchase of a fire truck with SPLOST funds.
The council met at...
No serious injuries after SUV runs into the Chattahoochee River
(Helen)- No one was seriously hurt as a result of a two-vehicle accident south of Helen Monday, where one of the vehicles ran off...
Homeowner suspects cellphone charger to blame for Rabun Gap house fire
A homeowner says he believes his cellphone charger may have ignited a fire inside his home in Rabun Gap Tuesday morning.
Rabun County 911 received...
Gainesville man charged with aggravated child molestation
A Gainesville man faces charges as the result of a child molestation investigation by the Hall County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators obtained arrest warrants for Nicolas...
Georgia House OKs bill to give farms room to spread sludge, ignore stink
(GA Recorder) - State lawmakers are trying to scale back a law that they passed just last year in hopes of cracking down on...
Georgia Senate votes to loosen gun access, limit governor in emergency
(GA Recorder) - A bill expanding gun rights protections in Georgia is heading back to the House after it passed the state Senate Monday...
Teen arrested for hit-and-run in high school parking lot
Hall County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Gainesville man Monday for several offenses stemming from three hit-and-run collisions in a school parking lot.
Deputies took Joshua...
Mock emergency drill scheduled Wednesday at TMU
Emergency vehicles and first responders will overtake the normally serene setting on the Truett McConnell University campus in Cleveland on Wednesday. The University’s Martha Rielin...
White County Commissioners move forward on tax office improvements
(Cleveland)- The White County Board of Commissioners have agreed to move forward on a project that would renovate and improve the service opportunity for...
Senate tweaks citizen’s arrest overhaul, moving it toward a final vote
(GA Recorder) – The Georgia Senate Monday overwhelmingly supported an overhaul of the Civil War-era law cited as justification in last year’s killing of...
Gun rights bill passes amid flurry of activity on health legislation
Despite two recent mass shootings, including one in Georgia, the state Senate on Monday passed a gun rights bill that proponents say protects citizens'...