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Motorcyclist killed in Stephens County crash

A motorcycle accident early Monday morning in Stephens County claimed the life of an Eastanollee man. John Anthony Horvath, 31, was thrown from his bike...

Two children airlifted to hospital after head-on collision in White County

A head-on collision in White County over the weekend seriously injured five people, including two small children. The accident happened around 2:20 p.m. Sunday, Nov....

White County’s Yonah Preserve Trails back open

A popular Northeast Georgia outdoor recreation site is back open to the public following a weekend work party that whipped it back into shape. Yonah...

Local high schooler in holiday flick that opens today

A Tallulah Falls School sophomore is once again expanding his acting resumé. Ben Rosenthal of Cleveland has a part in a Christmas film being released...

Locally filmed ‘A Taste Of Christmas’ airs Friday

(Helen) - For the second time in as many years, areas of White County and Northeast Georgia provide the settings for a Lifetime Christmas...

Former Lee Arrendale prison employees indicted

Two former employees at Lee Arrendale State Prison in Alto have been indicted for having unlawful sexual contact with inmates. The Habersham County Grand Jury...

Northeast Georgia’s dry weather increases danger of outdoor burning

Dry weather conditions this week in Northeast Georgia are making outdoor burning less safe. Forecasters say minimum relative humidity values of 15 to 25 percent...

Habersham Schools surpass state graduation average

The Habersham County School District has set a new record in graduation rates, climbing up to a 95 percent graduation rate this year-- a...

Local counties complete election day ballot audits

Georgia election workers are wrapping up their risk-limiting audit and manual recount of ballots cast in the November 3 presidential election. In Northeast Georgia, Habersham,...

Habersham Commission votes to use $1.1 M in SPLOST funds for storm repairs

Habersham County is still repairing damages left from Tropical Storms Delta and Zeta, namely those damages done to New Liberty Road in Clarkesville. Habersham...

COVID-19 exposures send White County 7th grade into quarantine

Seventh graders in White County's public schools shifted to distance learning Tuesday due to COVID-19 exposures and school quarantine protocols. The school system announced the...

Northeast Georgia woman killed in apartment fire

A weekend fire in Hart County claimed the life of a 62-year-old woman. The State Fire Commissioner's Office says Sharon Montgomery was killed in an...