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Habersham sheriff calls on TikTok to remove threats to school safety

The Habersham County Sheriff's Office is calling on TikTok to be more diligent in removing content dangerous to schools from their platform following a...

Palmer, county officials say goal of town hall is to open conversation

Commissioner Bruce Palmer held his second town hall meeting Tuesday night, where he was joined by public safety department heads from Habersham County Emergency...

McDonald and McClure take the oath of office

The Cleveland City Council has two new members following Tuesday's swearing-in of Jeremy McClure as Ward 3 and C.J. McDonald as Ward 4 council...

25K chickens lost in fire near Clarkesville

Officials say an electrical problem may be to blame for a costly and deadly chicken house fire northwest of Clarkesville. The December 28 fire killed 25,000 birds...

Northeast Georgia man accused of killing mom, stepdad

Police officers arrested an Oconee County man suspected of killing his mother and stepfather early Tuesday morning. Athens-Clarke County Police took 20-year-old Peyton Moyer into...

New Year’s Eve celebrations canceled due to COVID

If you were planning to head to Atlanta for the Peach Drop or Dahlonega for its big First Night celebration, make other plans. Both...

Palmer to hold second town hall meeting tonight

Habersham County Commissioner Bruce Palmer will host a town hall meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 28 to discuss questions and concerns Habersham citizens have surrounding...

Athens hit-and-run suspect in custody

The suspect in a hit-and-run death in Athens that left a man dead on the sidewalk has turned herself in at the Clarke County...

Truck overturns on Richard Russell Scenic Highway after brakes fail

A driver escaped injury when his truck overturned Monday afternoon on the Richard Russell Scenic Highway north of Helen. The single-unit truck was transporting construction...

Communication issues stall airport business park development

The City of Baldwin, Habersham County Development Authority and the Habersham County Board of Commissioners will meet in January 2022 to discuss issues surrounding...

Cornelia Police still searching for driver who fled traffic stop

Cornelia Police are searching for the driver who fled on foot after a brief chase in the city late Wednesday night. Around 11:33 p.m. on...

Northeast Georgia and state unemployment rates drop to record lows

The state of Georgia's unemployment rate continues to drop, with the unemployment rate surpassing pre-pandemic levels of employment this past month. The Department of Labor...