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Local teen’s story inspires many, earns him $50 thousand Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway

At the age of 10, Kale Corbett was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and was given a slim 15% chance of survival. A bone...

Biden rallies for Democrats in Senate runoffs ‘to get something done’

President-elect Joe Biden came to Atlanta Tuesday for his first public speech since Monday when the Electoral College confirmed his win in the Nov....

Morning wreck injures two in Habersham

The Georgia State Patrol charged a driver from Westminster, South Carolina, with causing a wreck that injured her and another driver in Habersham County....

Rabun County students to move online after ‘unprecedented’ increase in COVID

Between the weather and the pandemic, local schools can't seem to catch a break. Rabun County Schools will revert to online learning for the...

Another Hall County school moves online

The Hall County School system is moving another of its schools online due to COVID-19. Students who attend in-person classes at Riverbend Elementary School...

Specter of large-scale loss of housing looms in Georgia amid pandemic

The grim statistics of COVID-19 include more than just the number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. A national report says Georgia has the highest percentage...

HCHS Senior Appointed to State School Superintendent’s Advisory Council

Habersham Central senior, Ege Keskin, has been appointed to the 2020-2021 Georgia State School Superintendent's Student Advisory Council. The council consists of students in...

State election officials launch absentee ballot signature audit

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Monday that investigators will audit voter signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in Cobb County in the latest...

Habersham schools to remain open; BOE approves $700K Chromebook purchase

At Monday night's Habersham Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Matthew Cooper assured the public rumors that Habersham County Schools would close early for winter...

Georgia Democrats formally cast 16 electoral votes for Joe Biden

Georgia’s Democratic electors hailed it as history in the making Monday when they awarded President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris the state’s...

Raffensperger launches signature match audits

(ATLANTA) - After weeks of prodding by the governor and President Trump, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Monday called for signature match audits...

Hall County shifts middle and high school students online due to COVID surge

Beginning Wednesday, December 16, the Hall County School District will shift all middle and high school students who take part in in-person instruction to...