Friday fire damages Cleveland rental cabin
(Cleveland)- White County Fire Services was dispatched to a chimney fire Friday afternoon at 553 Monroe Ridge Drive in Cleveland. White County Public Safety...
Kemp renews Public Health State of Emergency, extends COVID restrictions
Governor Brian Kemp has renewed Georgia's Public Health State Of Emergency and extended statewide COVID restrictions.
On Friday, Kemp signed an Executive Order renewing the...
Authorities release names of three killed in plane crash near Gainesville
Hall County Sheriff’s Office Investigators have released the names of the three people killed in a plane crash Friday evening in Hall County. The victims...
Georgia’s AP pass rate holds despite COVID impact
Georgia's public-school class of 2020 has the 17th-highest Advanced Placement (AP) pass rate in the nation, according to data released by the College Board...
Habersham Central among area 2021 AP Honor Schools
Georgia Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods released the names this week of the state's 2021 Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools. Habersham Central is among...
Georgia tops 15,000 COVID deaths
The Georgia Department of Public Health Friday reported 2,265 new cases of COVID-19 and 1,380 antigen-positive cases. Health officials also reported 20 new deaths...
Attorney General to investigate State House districting errors
The State Elections Board is sending a complaint against Habersham County Election Superintendent Laurel Ellison to the State Attorney General's Office to be investigated....
Capitol voting bills protest leads to conflict between lawmaker and police
(GEORGIA RECORDER) - A group of Democratic lawmakers staged a sit-in at the state Capitol after Democratic Rep. Park Cannon objected to being physically...
Clarkesville boy recovering after frightening driveway accident
Tonight, there's a homecoming in Habersham for which many people have hoped and prayed; little Liam Chappell is returning to Clarkesville following a frightening...
Habersham County man accused of child sexual exploitation
The GBI arrested a Mt. Airy man and charged him with three counts of child sexual exploitation. Brenton Lee Lawson, 36, was arrested Thursday...
Efforts to reopen Fern Springs Picnic Area continue
For many years, Fern Springs Picnic Area was a favorite for Habersham residents as a place for picnics, being out in nature, and just...
Game-changing one-dose vaccine could be in states’ hands shortly
WASHINGTON —States struggling to provide enough COVID-19 vaccines are likely just a few days away from a pivotal development in the vaccination race: the...