Georgia state parks, campgrounds open to evacuees
Emergency management agency says state parks will not turn away anyone seeking assistance
As the East Coast braces for Hurricane Florence, Georgia is deploying available...
Georgians urged to prepare for Hurricane Florence
Same week, different year. This time last year Georgians were stunned by the power and force of Hurricane Irma. It was hard to imagine so...
Hurricane Florence could bring strong winds, heavy rain to Northeast Georgia [VIDEO]
Hurricane Florence is expected to reach the southeastern seaboard late Thursday and forecasters are issuing dire warnings ahead of the storm.
The National Hurricane Center...
Some Carolina patients evacuated to Georgia health facilities
Hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Georgia are receiving patients evacuating from the Carolinas as Hurricane Florence approaches the Southeastern coast, state...
WCSO officers receive crisis intervention training
(Cleveland)- Several White County Sheriff’s Department officers recently underwent Crisis Intervention training. Daren Welborn, White County Sheriff’s Office Training Certification Manager said in an email,...
Truett McConnell University drops Nike apparel in protest over Kaepernick ad
TMU president Dr. Emir Caner made the announcement Sept. 7 calling Kaepernick's hiring "reprehnsible." (TMU)
In light of the recent marketing ad by Nike, Inc.,...
Operation Unicoi Pipeline takes down regional drug trafficking ring
Over $725K in illegal narcotics seized from suspects in Georgia and North Carolina
A coordinated drug sting Wednesday took three suspects and over three-quarters of...
Authorities identify woman whose body was found by golfers in Lake Lanier
Hall County Sheriff’s Office Investigators have identified the woman whose body was discovered near the shoreline of Lake Lanier Friday morning as 53-year-old Tonja...
Medicaid, ACA, rural crisis, regulations: Gubernatorial candidates talk health care
Brian Kemp (R) opposes expanding Medicaid, Stacey Abrams (D) supports it. Kemp wants to abolish the Affordable Care Act, Abrams wants to improve upon...
Largest methamphetamine confiscation in Banks County history
Authorities seize nearly $3M in meth and cocaine from drug cartel Sheriff says "set up shop" in Banks County
Two suspects face multiple drug trafficking...
Father embroiled in custody dispute allegedly threatens to “shoot up the school”
Hall County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Clermont man Wednesday afternoon on charges of felony terroristic threats and misdemeanor disruption of a public school.
At approximately...
GDC recognized for prison substance abuse treatment program
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) is being recognized for its efforts aimed at helping inmates overcome addiction.
GDC recently received the Organizational Excellence in...