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Athens house deemed unsafe after floor collapse injured dozens of partiers

The house in Athens where more than two dozen people were hurt when a floor collapsed during a party on April 16 has been...

Area health departments adjust COVID-19 vaccination schedules

Several District 2 Public Health Departments are adjusting their COVID-19 vaccination schedules. District spokesperson Dave Palmer says the changes will allow the county health...

Controversial Verizon tower coming to Clarkesville after commission votes to settle litigation

After voting at their Feb. 15 meeting to deny Verizon Wireless their plans to build a cell tower at 493 Antique Alley Dr., the...

Teen boy critically injured after falling from moving vehicle in Clarkesville

A 16-year-old boy was critically injured Monday night when he fell from a moving vehicle in Clarkesville. The accident happened around 6:50 p.m. in the...

Flowery Branch man jailed for rape, other sex crimes

Hall County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Flowery Branch man over the weekend on outstanding warrants for rape, child molestation, and sexual battery. Deputies took James...

No COVID-19 cases in Habersham schools today; plans for graduation as normal

With only 24 days left in the 2020-2021 school year, the Habersham Board of Education celebrated "double zeroes" at tonight's monthly meeting-- there were...

Habersham Grand Jury indicts accused Spider-Man bank robber

The Habersham County Grand Jury indicted a Norcross man in connection with a holdup five years ago at Traditions Bank in Cornelia. Known as the...

Highway wreck injures three in Mt. Airy

A wreck on GA 15/U.S. 441 at Antioch Church Road Monday morning sent three people to the hospital. According to the Georgia State Patrol, Kellie...

Cornelia man arrested for attempted arson

A man accused of threatening to burn down a residence in Cornelia is now behind bars. Deputies arrested 23-year-old Michael Stanley Jurado-Vasquez on Friday after...

Clarkesville man charged with child molestation

Habersham County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Clarkesville man Friday and charged him with child molestation. 54-year-old Keith Bernad Jones is accused of molesting a girl...

Keskin named HCHS and Habersham County STAR Student

Ege Keskin, a senior at Habersham Central High School and the school’s STAR Student, was named Habersham County’s STAR Student by the Chamber of...

Family Resource Center of NE Georgia celebrates 5 years of service

For the past five years, the Family Resource Center of Northeast Georgia has provided life-transforming services to families in Northeast Georgia. To celebrate the...