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Recount of votes finds 2,775 missed, Biden lead holds as audit nears end

A memory card found Tuesday in a Fayette County counting room during a statewide presidential election audit contained 2,755 votes poll workers missed earlier,...

Georgia ‘in a dangerous position’ as holidays near and virus cases rise

Georgia reported more than 4,500 new COVID-19 infections Tuesday, roughly matching the large increase reported a week ago that was the highest in months. More...

Northeast Georgia’s dry weather increases danger of outdoor burning

Dry weather conditions this week in Northeast Georgia are making outdoor burning less safe. Forecasters say minimum relative humidity values of 15 to 25 percent...

Grand Jury indicts Clarkesville man on rape and other charges

A Clarkesville man has been indicted on rape and false imprisonment charges stemming from an alleged incident in June of last year. Jerry Charles Looney,...

Habersham Schools surpass state graduation average

The Habersham County School District has set a new record in graduation rates, climbing up to a 95 percent graduation rate this year-- a...

Local counties complete election day ballot audits

Georgia election workers are wrapping up their risk-limiting audit and manual recount of ballots cast in the November 3 presidential election. In Northeast Georgia, Habersham,...

Georgia election chief under siege as Trump loyalists attack vote count

Georgia’s counties neared the end of an audit of 5 million votes in the presidential election Monday just as 2,600 new ballots turned up...

Habersham Commission votes to use $1.1 M in SPLOST funds for storm repairs

Habersham County is still repairing damages left from Tropical Storms Delta and Zeta, namely those damages done to New Liberty Road in Clarkesville. Habersham...

Key voter dates and information for Georgia Senate runoffs

For the next two months, Georgia is going to be a hotbed of political activity. Control of the U.S. Senate rests in Georgia voters'...

Suspected arsonist arrested in Ohio

A man wanted for arson in Georgia was arrested today in Ohio. Brandon Morton, 36, was arrested by authorities after officials issued a lookout...

COVID-19 exposures send White County 7th grade into quarantine

Seventh graders in White County's public schools shifted to distance learning Tuesday due to COVID-19 exposures and school quarantine protocols. The school system announced the...

Stone Mountain Park’s overseers to weigh change to Confederate tributes

Stone Mountain Park leaders announced Monday that they will review proposals to rethink the Confederate symbols and tributes found throughout the state-owned park, which...