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Marlowe Remembered: NGTC faculty share fond memories of former school president

Funeral services were held Friday for former North Georgia Tech president Jim Marlowe. He passed away on December 12 at the age of 86. From 1969-95...

Georgia sees last-minute enrollment surge, but trails last year’s total

Just a few days are left before the deadline for sign-ups in the 2019 health insurance exchange. Yet as of Dec. 8, the number of...

Baldwin man charged with trafficking meth

A Baldwin man is in jail on drug trafficking charges. 52-year-old John Mark Sims was arrested Wednesday at his home at 277 Hubert Harris...

County to burn old Runway Fish House

Another piece of Habersham's past will fade into history this week when the county burns down the old Runway Fish House in Baldwin. On Friday,...

White County deputy recovering from injuries in storm-related accident

(Cleveland) A White County deputy continues to recover from injuries he received in an accident early Sunday morning while patrolling during the recent snow...

Gov.-elect Kemp names Rogers floor leader

Gov.-elect Brian Kemp has named Rep. Terry Rogers of Clarkesville as one of his legislative floor leaders. Rep. Rogers served the past four years as...

Health care taking bigger share of workers’ income, report finds

Workers and their families are spending a larger percentage of income on health care, especially in the South, a report says. Average premium contributions by...

Power now fully restored in northeast Georgia

The lights - and heat - are back on in homes and businesses across northeast Georgia. Habersham EMC and Georgia Power cleared up the last...

Food Bank of Northeast Georgia welcomes new executive director

The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia announced today that Chuck Toney will be assuming the role of Executive Director. His appointment is effective December 17,...

Diego exits Georgia but effects of winter storm linger

Winter Storm Diego dumped around two inches of snow and ice on Habersham County over the weekend. (Daniel Purcell/Now Habersham) The Winter Storm Warning for northeast...

A tree, a train, and broken power poles

Some Habersham EMC customers found themselves in the dark after a train got caught up in a power line. In Mt. Airy, a tree fell...

Jeff Miles named 11th Head of School at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School

The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Board of Trustees has appointed Jeff Miles as the new Head of School. The school made the announcement today in a...