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Northeast Georgia woman charged with trafficking meth

Local authorities charged a Jackson County woman with drug trafficking after citizens' complaints led them to her home. Cachet Nicole Roberts, 31, of Nicholson, is...

Georgia grapples with low COVID shot rate, overwhelming demand

Georgia’s worst-in-the-nation status for COVID vaccination rate is a glaring hole in the state’s fight against the disease. Some hospital officials are pointing to trouble...

Georgia lawmakers return to Capitol with COVID, security on their minds

State lawmakers raised their right hands Monday and swore an oath through face masks as the General Assembly started a new session in the...

Cleveland Council names three finalists for Chief of Police

(Cleveland)- The Cleveland City Council has named three finalists for the position of police chief. The announcement was made Monday night and Mayor Josh Turner...

Cooper “optimistic” for return to in-person learning on Jan. 25

Habersham students have completed their third day of virtual learning, and at Monday's Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Matthew Cooper expressed a positive outlook...

Record turnout among Black voters helped Democrats claim Senate

Georgia is poised to help reshape the course of the nation over the next two years with the election of the state’s first Black...

Mealor elected Habersham County Commission Chair

In their first meeting of the New Year, members of the Habersham County Board of Commissioners elected Dustin Mealor to serve as board chair....

Deputies arrest Flowery Branch man in molestation investigation

Hall County Sheriff’s Office deputies recently arrested a Flowery Branch man in the culmination of a child molestation investigation that began last year. Steven Edward...

Baldwin Fire Department understaffed and underpaid

The City of Baldwin Fire Department hasn't brought on a new firefighter in over a year, is operating with three empty positions, and set...

Public health to open drive-through vaccination site in Athens Tuesday

Northeast Georgians living in and around Athens will be given first priority to sign up for a drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic being set up...

Public health overwhelmed by demand for COVID-19 vaccinations

Ten months of public debate over the need for and safety of COVID-19 vaccines have not stopped Georgians from trying to get it. In...

U.S. House Democrats say they have enough votes to impeach Trump

WASHINGTON — At least 214 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have signed on to a measure to impeach President Donald Trump that...