Area News

Northeast Georgia

Bystanders jump in to help after rollover crash outside elementary school

Some good Samaritans sought to help after two vehicles collided outside Level Grove Elementary School. The Friday afternoon crash happened around 3:12 p.m. during...

Hundreds turn out for White County Chamber Business Block Party

Downtown Cleveland was alive Thursday afternoon with a large crowd participating in the White County Chamber of Commerce Business Block Party. Hundreds of people...

Former Jackson County deputy arrested in use of force case

A former Jackson County Sheriff's deputy turned himself in at the jail where he used to work after being charged with using excessive force...

Georgia releases latest COVID data as nation marks 1 million deaths

COVID-19 infections in Georgia are slowly increasing, but transmission rates still remain low. Data released by the Georgia Department of Health on May 11...

Gainesville man charged with trafficking cocaine and meth

Agents with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office wrapped up a month-long investigation this week with the arrest of a Gainesville man on cocaine and...

GSP: Fleeing driver wrecks on Cool Springs Road

A Gainesville man sustained minor injuries when he wrecked on Cool Springs Road during a police chase Tuesday night. State troopers say 30-year-old Eulon Carter...

Cleveland PD receives bulletproof vests

All Cleveland Police Department officers now have new bulletproof vests thanks in part to a donation from the Northeast Georgia Mountains Lodge of the...

Arrendale: Board of Trustees has ‘complete confidence’ in Mellichamp

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Piedmont University has thrown his full support, and that of the board, behind the university's president...

Man taken to hospital after being gored by bull

Firefighters stepped in to rescue a man after a bull impaled him. The incident occurred just after 4 p.m. Wednesday in the 8700 block...

Habersham Sheriff’s Office puts priority on Crisis Intervention Training

This month is Mental Health Awareness Month. But, for the Habersham County Sheriff's Office, every month has mental health awareness built into their response teams. According...

Arrest made in Hart County double homicide

An arrest was made Tuesday in connection with the shooting deaths of two people in Hart County. According to the Hart County Sheriff’s Office, 59-year-old...

NGHS uses virtual reality to train hospital security

Northeast Georgia Health System is turning to technology to make its hospitals safer for patients and staff. NGHS is the first health system in...