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Flowery Branch man faces several charges for child sex abuse images

A Flowery Branch man remained in the Hall County Jail without bond Monday following his recent arrest in a Sheriff’s Office and Georgia Internet...
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Three killed in two separate accidents in Hall County

It's been a tragic day on Northeast Georgia's roads, with three deaths reported in two separate accidents in Hall County. One man was killed in...

Tickets now on sale for 10th Annual VFL Duck Race

Volunteers for Literacy of Habersham County is getting ready for its 10th Annual Rubber Duck Race fundraiser. The event will be held on Saturday,...

State run mass vaccination sites to close next month, report says

Eight mass-vaccination sites run by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency/Homeland Security are set to close next month when their contracts expire. A report out...

Remembering COVID-19 victims

(Cleveland)- The crowd at Freedom Park was light but the enthusiasm was strong at a memorial service held Thursday to honor the 66 victims...

Habersham Commission to decide election date to fill newly vacant seat

Habersham County voters could head back to the polls early this year to decide who will fill the District 5 county commission seat left...

Kemp appoints Chastain to DFCS State Advisory Board

Governor Brian Kemp has appointed Fran Chastain of Alto to serve on the Division of Family and Children Services State Advisory Board. Chastain is...

Prosecutors drop charges against former Lee Arrendale State Prison employee

A former Lee Arrendale State Prison staffer has been sentenced to five years on probation. Christopher Dionte Mayfield was sentenced in April under the First...

DNR identifies woman who died at Tallulah Gorge

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has identified the woman who died Thursday afternoon in a fall at Tallulah Gorge State Park as 58-year-old...

Local car dealer offers reward to find hit-and-run driver

A hit-and-run Thursday at a car dealership in Cornelia totaled a car on the lot and left the owner looking for justice. Security camera footage...

Authorities identify man found dead outside his Hall County home

Hall County Sheriff’s Office Investigators have sent the body of a Talmo man to the GBI Crime Lab for autopsy in an ongoing death...

White County Sheriff’s Office seeks public’s help to identify theft suspects

The White County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in identifying and locating two male suspects involved in a theft in southern...