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Georgia, other battlegrounds count ballots as Biden nears presidency

WASHINGTON — Two days after Election Day, the nation waited for vote-counting to finish in Georgia and several other critical states, where the tallying...

Cleveland at odds with Chick-Fil-A over special events permit

(Cleveland)- The Cleveland City Council refused to take action earlier this week on a special events permit filed by Chick-fil-A in Cleveland for an...

Three injured in wreck in Cornelia

A Rabun County man has been charged in connection with a wreck that injured three people Tuesday in Cornelia. Cornelia Police Chief Chad Smith says...

Habersham County Election Results

Habersham County recorded a 72.5% voter turnout for the Nov. 3 General and Special Election with 20,491 of the county's 28,264 active registered voters casting...

Hatchett wins State Senate seat; Anderson wins State House seat

Habersham County's new state legislative delegation is homegrown. Cornelia attorney and businessman Bo Hatchett and Alto businessman and former county commission chair Victor Anderson...

Allen, Welborn win seats on the Demorest City Council; SPLOST VII passes overwhelmingly

For the first time in nearly a year, all five seats on the Demorest City Council will be filled. Unofficial results from Tuesday's election...

Stamey retains commission seat, Adams hopes he “moved the needle”

Tim Stamey has retained his seat on the Habersham County Commission in a landslide victory of 16,382 votes, winning over 83 percent of Habersham...

Loeffler, Warnock in runoff as Democrats struggle for U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON — Democrats gained at least one seat against Republicans in the U.S. Senate, but also lost one of their own and were unable...

Dedicated fees, sovereign immunity amendments get voters’ OK

Georgia voters approved two constitutional amendments Tuesday, one directing state lawmakers to use money collected for a specific purpose to spend it as originally...

The fight for the presidency down to millions of uncounted mail ballots

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump prematurely declared victory early Wednesday morning, but the outcome of a razor-thin presidential contest actually depends on key battleground...

Georgia’s record election withstands stress test after GOP holds sway

Georgians braced for long lines on the final day of voting after record-setting turnout during the three weeks leading up to Election Day and...

Trump over Biden in record balloting in White County

(Cleveland) - White County voters set a record for the number of votes cast in a single election, 14,775 ballots were cast in early...