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Cornelia closes roads damaged by severe flooding

The city of Cornelia has closed down several roads because of weekend flood damage and serious safety concerns. Irvin Street is closed between Wells Street...

Truck lands in creek after driver ignores barricades

A pickup truck driver got a rude awakening and a good lesson on why you should never ignore road barricades. According to officials, a pickup truck...

All-clear issued after dam break scare Sunday in White County

Officials have given the all-clear for residents in certain areas of White and Habersham counties to return to their homes after a voluntary evacuation...

Habersham County under local State of Emergency

Habersham County remains under a local State of Emergency in the wake of severe weekend flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Delta. Habersham County...

EAS alert was in error, White County public safety director says

"The EAS alert for a dam failure in White County is in error." That was the notice sent out by White County Public Safety...

UPDATED: List of washed out roads in Habersham County

The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, Habersham County Fire Department, and the Habersham County Road Department continue to monitor road hazards caused by severe flooding...

Dangerous roads and rainy weather: stay in today!

Today is the perfect day to curl up with the book you've been planning to read as dangerous road conditions and rainy weather from...

Customers asked to conserve water in Habersham County

Due to last night’s excessive flooding and its effect on the water systems in Habersham County, the cities of Baldwin, Clarkesville, and Demorest are...

Washed out roads in Habersham leave some homeowners stranded

Dozens of residents in the Falling Waters subdivision in Demorest are stranded this morning after floodwaters washed out a section of the main road. The...

Friendship, Family and Faith: Remembering “Mr. Mike” Garcia

The community came together Thursday evening, October 9th, to celebrate the life of Miguel Angel Garcia. Friends and teenagers called him, "Mr. Mike." Mr....

HCLC’s drive-through dinner raises over $5K

On Thursday, October 8th, Habersham Christian Learning Center (HCLC) held its first-ever Drive-Through To-Go Plate Dinner. Over 150 dinners were served and some HCLC...

Election lawsuits still playing out as Georgia voters start casting ballots

A U.S. District Court judge is expected to decide Friday if Georgia’s election officials need to stockpile many more emergency paper ballots at polling...