Personnel respond to wreck on Habersham Mills Road
The Georgia State Patrol Post 7 is investigating an accident where two people were injured after a vehicle wreck in Demorest, Georgia, on Monday...
Floodlight sparks Banks County house fire
Investigators say an outside floodlight started an attic fire at a home in Banks County Monday evening.
The fire broke out around 7:30 p.m. on...
Georgia Severe Weather Preparedness Week starts Feb. 5
Habersham County Emergency Management Agency, in partnership with the National Weather Service, will observe Severe Weather Preparedness Week Feb. 5-9.
Habersham County residents will be...
Georgia House approves revised prosecutor oversight commission
(Georgia Recorder) — A bill that authorizes a new commission to review complaints filed against district attorneys passed the state House chamber 95-75 on...
We welcome your letters
Now Habersham invites our readers to submit letters sharing their views on matters of interest to the Northeast Georgia community.
Letters accepted for publication will...
Baldwin Council puts cell tower on hold, for now
A proposed cell tower in Baldwin was put on hold at Monday night’s meeting for a little while longer. Some of the council members...
3 Georgia soldiers killed in Jordan were based at Ft. Moore
Three American soldiers who were killed in a drone strike in northeastern Jordan near the Syria border Sunday have all been identified as Georgians.
The...
Time Capsule ceremony in Clarkesville
"Clarkesville has always been a place of community in Habersham County. Whenever you walk the old brick sidewalks of Clarkesville, a sense of family...
Republican state lawmakers push for Georgia law to require proof of adulthood to view...
Georgians regularly get carded when buying things like alcohol, tobacco and R-rated movie tickets, but a group of lawmakers says they should prove their...
Baldwin City Council to consider cell tower near downtown
The Baldwin City Council will consider the first reading of a special use permit (SUP) and variance for Vertical Bridge to erect a cell...
More children could benefit from speech therapy
I was very enthused when a friend emailed me your article "Piedmont University launches speech and language clinic" about the new speech and language...
Obama-era ethics czar says Fulton prosecutor should quit election interference case
(GA Recorder) — A new Georgia State Senate special committee plans to investigate whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had an improper affair...