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Northeast Georgia

Public input sought for White County Comp Plan

(CLEVELAND)- White County and the cities of Cleveland and Helen are updating their joint Comprehensive Plan that will be used to guide development and...

Flowery Branch High teacher arrested, accused of sending explicit photo to student

A special education teacher at Flowery Branch High School in Hall County was arrested Tuesday for allegedly sending a sexually explicit photograph of himself to...

White County firefighters respond to third mountain fire in two weeks

Dry weather conditions have contributed to a recent rash of wildfires in Northeast Georgia. The latest broke out Tuesday in White County where a...
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Funeral Thursday for Clarkesville woman killed in wreck

Funeral services are scheduled later this week for a Clarkesville woman who was killed in an automobile accident in White County. Peggy Lovell, 88,...

Two inmates expected to be OK following suspected drug overdoses

Two Hall County jail inmates are expected to make a full recovery after each suffered a suspected drug overdose last week. On the evening of...

COVID-19 vaccines available to Habersham County Schools staff this week

Habersham County Schools staff can expect a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as this week. The Habersham County Health Department will begin administering vaccines to...

Gov. Kemp: Habersham vaccination site will expand to administer more vaccines

On the first day of increased vaccine eligibility across the state of Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp arrived for a tour of the Habersham County...

District 2 Public Health has appointments available for vaccine

If you're eligible to get a vaccine and are looking for a place to get it, you might try your local health department. District 2...

Deputies search for red shoe robber with turquoise-framed handgun

An armed robber walked away from the scene of a crime in Lula this weekend. Now, investigators hope his shoes and gun will help...

Gov. Kemp tours vaccination sites on day teachers and staff become eligible for vaccine

Governor Brian Kemp looked on this morning and applauded as healthcare workers administered their ten-thousandth shot at the state's mass vaccination site in Clarkesville....

Wildfire burns 25 acres on Yonah Mountain

Fire officials say a malfunctioning residential flue pipe sparked a fire that burned 25 acres and threatened homes on Yonah Mountain. The wildfire broke out...

Another day of high fire danger

As temperatures rise, so does the risk of outdoor burning. The National Weather Service issued another high fire danger alert Monday for parts of...