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White County Commissioners move forward on tax office improvements

(Cleveland)- The White County Board of Commissioners have agreed to move forward on a project that would renovate and improve the service opportunity for...

Coming Home

Editor's Note: I wrote this story five years ago on the 43rd anniversary of my father's return from Vietnam. I share it again here...

Emily Foster Howell to receive HCHS Lifetime Achievement Award

Habersham Central High School alumnus Emily Foster Howell has been named this year's recipient of the HCHS Lifetime Achievement Award. Howell graduated from high...

Northeast Georgians honor Vietnam veterans ahead of national observance

A quilt, wreaths, salutes, and a war chest of memories came together on Saturday in an inspiring ceremony honoring America's Vietnam War veterans. A sizeable...

Sound Off: Do you support Georgia’s new voting law?

Georgians continue to weigh-in on the state's new voting law. Gov. Brian Kemp signed SB 202, a 98-page omnibus bill, on Thursday. The “Election Integrity Act...

State Route 180 near Vogel State Park closed for repair

If you're heading into the Northeast Georgia mountains this weekend, here's some travel information you might need. A portion of State Route 180 is...

Northeast Georgians assess storm damage

The storm system that swept through the South this week killed at least six people, five in Alabama and one person in Georgia. That...

Habersham Ninth Grade Academy teacher arrested, charged with statutory rape of student

Investigators have charged a former Habersham Ninth Grade Academy teacher with six criminal felonies for allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship with a student. Leslie...

Two kayakers rescued from rushing river

First responders rescued two kayakers stranded by rushing waters on the Chattahoochee River Friday morning. They found one of the kayakers clinging to a tree...

Storm shuts down county roads, classes at TFS

Habersham County officials spent part of the day Friday assessing the damage caused by severe weather. Overnight storms caused flooding and power outages across...

Lightning sparks house fires in Habersham

The severe storm system that killed at least five people in Alabama on Thursday also caused damage in Habersham. Lightning struck four houses in...

Helen postpones trout tournament due to unsafe river conditions

If you were planning to cast a line in this weekend's Helen Trout Tournament, think again. The city postponed the annual tournament one week...