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Northeast Georgia

Authorities ask for public’s help to locate missing man

The Hall County Sheriff's Office has issued a lookout for a 22-year-old man who's been missing for nearly three weeks. Jose Navarette Jr. was last...

Ledford killed ahead of murder trial in which she was a witness

A Rabun County woman believed murdered in July was killed before the start of a murder trial in which she was expected to testify. Sources...

Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after Toccoa crash

A 27-year-old Athens man was seriously injured in a wreck on Skyline Drive in Toccoa. Georgia State Patrol Post 7 released details of the Thursday...

NGTC fall plant sale begins Oct. 2

Discover the beauty of the season at the North Georgia Technical College horticulture program's annual fall plant sale, happening from October 2nd to October...

K9 sniffs out fentanyl shipment worth over $112,000

A joint federal and local law enforcement operation resulted in the confiscation of more than 550 grams of fentanyl that was mailed to Hall...

Truck overturns, spilling chickens onto highway: Driver ticketed

An overturned chicken truck shut down a section of Athens Highway southeast of Gainesville Friday morning. The wreck blocked the northbound lanes near A.L....

Motorcyclist taken to hospital after wreck near high school

Habersham County EMS transported a motorcyclist to the hospital on Thursday after he wrecked near Habersham Central High School in Mt. Airy. The wreck happened...

More than 130 NGHS volunteers honored at annual luncheon

Patients who visit one of Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s (NGMC) campuses are likely familiar with Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) Auxiliary volunteers – always...

Sheriff’s office warns of paving scam

As the saying goes, "If it seems too good to be true, it probably is." That's the message the White County Sheriff's Office is...

Buford man faces charges in child molestation case

Investigators with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) have arrested a Buford man in a child molestation case. Brandon Lewis Taylor, 33, remains in the...

Hall County sheriff responds to inmate lawsuit

Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch is going on the defensive against claims lodged against him and several of his jailers in a lawsuit brought...

Business with ties to crypto-mining to set up shop in Baldwin

At their September meeting, the Habersham County Development Authority approved an amended property sale agreement to Precision Digital, a Gainesville-based technology company with ties...