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Vehicle flips after sliding on ice in Stephens County

On Sunday night, Stephens County deputies responded to an accident that left one vehicle overturned on its side. At around 6:20 p.m. on Oak Valley...

HabCo Schools closed Jan. 13; Supt. says students won’t return until road ‘conditions are...

After spending the afternoon Sunday checking local road conditions, Habersham County School administrators canceled Monday's classes. "There are numerous roads still covered in ice and...

Barrow County School System adopts new security measures

The Barrow County School System will install weapons detection systems at all its high schools as early as next week. The school board voted...

Firefighters rescue family dog from Gainesville house fire

Hall County and Gainesville firefighters responded to a house fire Saturday afternoon, saving a pet dog from the blaze. Firefighters arrived at about 4:30 p.m....

Around 35,000 Georgians remain without power after winter storm

Georgia Power says it's making good progress restoring electricity to the tens of thousands of Georgians who lost power during Winter Storm Cora. The...

Police seek help identifying armed robbery suspect

Police in Athens are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect wanted for the armed robbery of a drug store on Oglethorpe...

Public’s help needed to find missing woman

The Banks County Sheriff's Office is requesting the public's assistance to locate a missing woman. Authorities say Marie Campbell was last seen on Monday, Jan....

WATCH Road conditions to worsen in freezing overnight temperatures

Now Habersham's Daniel Purcell reports on local road and weather conditions from downtown Clarkesville, GA.

I-85 southbound from Banks Crossing exit now one lane; northbound lanes shut down

I-85 southbound from the Banks Crossing exit in Commerce is one lane and the northbound lanes are now shutdown due to a jack-knifed truck,...

GDOT: Brining of the roads helps – but it doesn’t prevent vehicles from sliding

Although the brining process is intended to make roads less severe, officials with Georgia's Department of Transportation on Friday said that doesn't mean they're...

‘Stay out of it if you don’t have to be in it’: County officials...

While there's no current reports of downed trees along the roadways, Habersham County officials have urged members of the public to stay home as...

Send us your snow pictures

The snow is here! And just as Tyler Penland, our ever-present, trustworthy, on-top-of-it weather guy said - the first flakes started falling at 8...