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Northeast Georgia

Nine arrested on drug charges in Commerce

Two separate drug busts in Commerce this week landed nine people in jail. Five were nabbed during a police search at a private residence. Four were...

White County and several other area school systems to return to in-person learning

As planned, White County Schools will resume face-to-face learning on Jan. 19. School officials say all students not enrolled in the Distant Learning program will...

Wilkinson named president of North Georgia Technical College

Former District 50 State Senator John Wilkinson of Toccoa has been named President of North Georgia Technical College. Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Greg...

Sen. Bo Hatchett sworn into office, receives committee assignments

This week, Sen. Bo Hatchett (R-Cornelia) was officially sworn into the Georgia Senate to represent District 50 and received his committee assignments for the...

Man charged with kidnapping Hall County woman at gunpoint

An Auburn, Georgia, man is in jail accused of kidnapping a Hall County woman at gunpoint. Moises David Peguero, 33, is charged with aggravated assault...

Hall County Schools to return to hybrid in-person schedule Monday

Hall County School students will return to an in-person hybrid schedule starting Monday, Jan. 19. Superintendent of Schools Will Schofield announced Thursday that staff COVID...

Federal disaster declared for counties hit hard by Tropical Storm Zeta

Nine Northeast Georgia counties are among 21 counties statewide set to receive federal financial assistance for cleanup related to Tropical Storm Zeta. The assistance...

Free food distribution Wednesday in Cleveland

According to Karmen Hulsey, the missions director at the Chattahoochee Baptist Church in Cleveland, Georgia, the next date for free food distribution in White...

Northeast Georgia woman charged with trafficking meth

Local authorities charged a Jackson County woman with drug trafficking after citizens' complaints led them to her home. Cachet Nicole Roberts, 31, of Nicholson, is...

Cleveland Council names three finalists for Chief of Police

(Cleveland)- The Cleveland City Council has named three finalists for the position of police chief. The announcement was made Monday night and Mayor Josh Turner...

Cooper “optimistic” for return to in-person learning on Jan. 25

Habersham students have completed their third day of virtual learning, and at Monday's Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Matthew Cooper expressed a positive outlook...

Mealor elected Habersham County Commission Chair

In their first meeting of the New Year, members of the Habersham County Board of Commissioners elected Dustin Mealor to serve as board chair....