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Northeast Georgia

Commissioners approve funding for additional SROs in White County Schools

With the start of a new school year just over a week away, school officials and others are preparing for students' return. When classes...

NTSB releases preliminary report on fatal plane crash near Cleveland

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its preliminary report on a fatal White County ultralight plane crash. The crash killed the pilot and...

UPDATE: Tallulah Falls paves way for T-SPLOST vote to proceed

The Tallulah Falls Town Council Thursday night signed two Intergovernmental Agreements that pave the way for Habersham County's T-SPLOST referendum to proceed as originally...

Summer nights street festival tonight in Cornelia

The Cornelia Entertainment District is hosting its monthly summer street festival, "Catch Me In Cornelia," tonight, Thursday, July 28. Organizers describe it as a...

White County High School breaks ground on new performing arts center

White County Schools held a groundbreaking Tuesday morning for a brand new performing arts center at the former site of White County High School’s...

North Georgia Tech targeted by another bomb threat

A bomb threat on Tuesday disrupted classes on a North Georgia Technical College campus for the second day. Around 12:52 p.m., the school evacuated...

19-year-old found dead near Lake Lanier identified as murder victim

A decomposed body found in a wooded area of Flowery Branch last month has been identified as Sarai Llanos Gomez, 19, of Ecuador. Hall...

Cleveland voters to decide package sales referendum

Cleveland voters will get a chance to decide whether to allow liquor stores in the city. The Cleveland City Council voted Monday night to put...

Cornelia T.J. Maxx to open August 7

T.J.Maxx, the nation’s leading off-price retailer, will open at Habersham Village shopping center in Cornelia on August 7. The store's parent company announced the...

White County traffic stop leads to meth trafficking arrest

A Sunday night traffic stop in White County led to the arrest of a Watkinsville man on drug and traffic offenses. The White County Sheriff’s...

Heat, hiking, hydration: Local emergency responders urge

If you've stepped outside lately, you don't need us to tell you it's hot. But some people do seem to need a reminder about...

NGTC Clarkesville one of 8 Georgia colleges targeted by bomb threats Monday

Bomb threats temporarily disrupted classes Monday on eight technical college campuses in Georgia. Most colleges were located in the southern part of the state,...