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Two alleged meth traffickers arrested in Northeast Georgia

A two-month-long drug investigation led to the recent arrests of two Northeast Georgia men. Drug agents arrested Ted Steven Williams, age 57, of Royston,...

Habersham commission considers hiring interim manager

The Habersham County Board of Commissioners met in called session today to discuss the possible hiring of an interim county manager. Now Habersham has learned...

Athens man drowns while fleeing traffic stop

The Georgia State Patrol has identified the man who drowned while fleeing from a traffic stop in Tallulah Falls as Lazavier Shamar Cook of...

Cleveland, White County consider consolidating fire services

The Cleveland City Council and White County Board of Commissioners are considering consolidating their fire departments. The two governing bodies issued a joint statement...

Arson suspect arrested after heroin overdose

The man accused of setting a fire at a Cornelia hotel was taken into custody after a heroin overdose, police records show. On June 3,...

GA Power opens EV charging station in Cleveland

(Cleveland)- Georgia Power has officially launched a new community electric vehicle (EV) charger station at Freedom Park in downtown Cleveland. A Georgia Power news release...

Lower taxes, higher school pay planned for Hall County

The Hall County School District is planning a systemwide pay raise for its employees -- and a millage rate decrease for taxpayers. The school district's...

Survey reveals strong opposition to Clarkesville roundabout

Survey results collected by the Georgia Department of Transportation reveal the majority of those who responded do not want a roundabout at the intersection...

Flowery Branch man arrested on child porn charges

A Flowery Branch man is in jail, accused of possessing and distributing child pornography. Agents with the Georgia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and Hall...

Stair climb to honor 9/11 New York firefighters

(Cleveland)- Local firefighters will pay special tribute this fall to the 343 New York Firefighters who died at the World Trade Center on September...

Investigators still looking for missing teen

A Northeast Georgia family's search for their missing teenager is growing more desperate. It's been just over a month, and runaway juvenile Faustino Junior Sanchez,...

Demorest Fourth of July fireworks back on

After voting unanimously in March to cancel the City of Demorest's Fourth of July fireworks and then voting in April to bring fireworks to...