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Two suspects arrested in Northeast Georgia for South Carolina road rage shooting

A road rage incident turned violent on Interstate 85 Southbound in South Carolina on Tuesday. Officials say two occupants in a Nissan sedan fired...

‘Nothing suspicious’ about fire that damaged The Orchard clubhouse, investigators say

It appears the fire that damaged the clubhouse at the Orchard Golf & Country Club was accidental. That's the word from fire investigators who...

Drone used to help rescue lost hikers off Yonah Mountain

First responders in White County deployed a thermal imaging drone to locate two lost hikers on Yonah Mountain over the weekend. On Saturday evening, May...

Billy Pittard named interim White County manager

White County Commissioners have named an interim county manager. Following an executive session on Monday, 59-year-old Billy Pittard was unanimously approved for the position. Pittard...

New annexation law aims to stop flow of Hall County tax dollars to Buford...

Hall County's school superintendent is applauding a new law signed by Gov. Brian Kemp that could end up saving the school district millions of...

Bestselling author celebrates young writers

If it can happen to me, it can happen to you. That's the message author and illustrator James Dean said he hoped to leave with...

Braselton man charged with murdering his parents

Deputies arrested a Braselton man Friday evening and charged him with murdering his parents, the Hall County Sheriff's Office says. Daniel Rawlins, 39, faces two...

Revival rolls through Habersham on National Day of Prayer

Habersham Countians marked the National Day of Prayer Thursday with another Rolling Revival that passed through the county's seven cities and towns. The day began...

Department heads ask for 47 new positions as county budget talks gear up

Habersham County commissioners have some tough choices to make as they begin working in earnest on next year's budget. County department heads have requested...

Cleveland man faces charges in Flowery Branch accident

Charges are pending against a Cleveland man after a crash that critically injured a moped driver near Flowery Branch High School early Thursday morning. Hall...

Suspected Gainesville shopping center shooter arrested in Texas

A Gainesville man who had been on the run since January is back in Georgia to face attempted murder charges. U.S. Marshals arrested 43-year-old Guillermo...

Five displaced by duplex fire in Oakwood

The Hall County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a fire that burned several residents out of their homes Thursday. The blaze broke out before...