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Northeast Georgia

Tickets still available for Dancing with the Stars for Hope

Dancing with the Stars for Hope, the big local fundraiser for Circle of Hope will soon hit the stage at Habersham Central High. The...

Firefighters extinguish weekend barn fire near Clarkesville

A fire burned a barn east of Clarkesville over the weekend. According to Habersham County Emergency Services Capt. Matt Ruark, the fire at 115 Antioch...

GSP: State trooper runs red light, crashes into Toccoa work truck

A Toccoa man was sent to the hospital after a Georgia State Patrol car ran into the city-owned truck he was driving Pictures sent to...

Qualifying ends for local council seats; no challengers in Alto, 3-way race in Clarkesville

Qualifying is over for the November 8 special elections in Alto, Clarkesville, and Demorest. The qualifying period ended at noon on August 5 with...

Habersham United Way campaign kickoff to feature music, events Aug. 6 in Cornelia

The Habersham County United Way will host a day of fun and music in downtown Cornelia on Saturday, August 6, to kick off its...

Offenders from Lee Arrendale Transitional Center graduate from NGTC welding program

On July 29, a ceremony was held at North Georgia Technical College for 11 residents from Lee Arrendale Transitional Center who completed welding certification...

Habersham school superintendent reflects on first day back and year ahead

On Friday, August 5, over 7,000 Habersham County public school students returned to the classroom. Many of them were met by new principals and...

Passenger flees GA 365 traffic stop on foot, gets hit by tractor-trailer

A Toccoa man was critically injured when he attempted to flee on foot from Habersham County deputies during a traffic stop Thursday night in...

Duluth man arrested for murder of woman found dead in Flowery Branch 

An arrest has been made in the murder of a 19-year-old woman whose remains were discovered in a wooded area near Lake Lanier. Timothy James...

NTSB releases new information in plane crash that killed Hartwell golf club owners

The National Transportation Safety Board this week released its preliminary findings into last month's plane crash that killed a well-known Northeast Georgia couple. Charly...

White County commissioners agree to tax millage rollback

Even though they haven’t officially voted to set the county’s tax millage rate, the White County Board of Commissioners has approved a consensus vote...

Cornelia denies permit for liquor store near Level Grove Baptist Church

The Cornelia City Commission this week turned down a request by a Cornelia property owner and developer to build a package store next to...