Cleveland city administrator proposed compensation increase For council positions
(Cleveland)- The compensation for the mayor and city council members was addressed during Monday night’s Cleveland City Council meeting.
City Administrator Kevin Harris told the...
Driver arrested after hit-and-run accident and burglary at self-storage facility
A series of events unfolded early Monday morning leading to the arrest of the driver, Christopher Hodge, 47, of Dallas, Georgia after a hit-and-run...
Cornelia native, former commission candidate John Ballard dies
John Ballard, a Habersham County native and former candidate for Cornelia's Ward 3 commission seat, has died. The cause of death was cancer.
A celebration...
Hall County fire displaces family
Hall County Fire Rescue extinguished a fire and stopped its spread just before 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3. The fire has left a family...
Mt. Airy approves license plate reader, probation IGA
The Mt. Airy Town Council approved the purchase of a license plate reader (LPR) system and an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) for probation services during...
More than 18,000 chicks die in a fire in East Hall
A chicken house in Hall County burned to the ground before fire crews arrived on Monday, Dec. 2, killing nearly 19,000 baby chicks.
At 10...
Students in dozens of Northeast Georgia schools can apply for school vouchers
The Governor's Office of Student Achievement released a list of 513 schools across 111 districts in the state that qualify for the new Georgia...
Habersham County Animal Shelter offers free “drive-thru” pet clinic
The Habersham County Animal Shelter is hosting a free drive-thru pet clinic at the Habersham County Fairgrounds on Saturday, December 7, from 9 a.m....
‘Safe haven’ resolution expected to bring activists to Athens City Hall Tuesday
A resolution that would declare Athens-Clarke County a “safe haven” for LGBTQIA+ people will come before the Commission on Tuesday. The resolution has stirred...
Cornelia’s Jessie Owensby makes list of 500 most influential state leaders
Cornelia's Community and Economic Development Director, Jessie Owensby, now ranks among the top 500 most influential leaders in Georgia.
Over the years, Owensby has served...
In case you missed it…What. A. Game.
In a familiar matchup played on an unfamiliar day, and in a game that almost wouldn’t end, the No. 7-ranked Georgia football team wrapped...
Thanksgiving feasts bring warmth and unity to hundreds in Cornelia and Clarkesville
"You are my family," the woman told LeeAnn and Bill Waller. "If you hadn't hosted this Thanksgiving dinner, I would have been alone."
This was...