Baldwin swears in new mayor
Habersham County businessman Joe Elam this week officially assumed his duties as mayor of Baldwin.
Elam was the only candidate to qualify to run for...
Early voting underway in HD 28 rerun election
Early voting got underway today in the rerun of Georgia's State House District 28 Republican Primary. A judge ordered a repeat of the May 22...
Georgia DCA awards Cornelia grant for infrastructure improvements
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has awarded $750,000 to the city of Cornelia for sewer improvements. The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is...
NGTC Names Two New Vice Presidents to Executive Team
North Georgia Technical College has two new vice presidents on its Executive Team. NGTC President Dr. Mark Ivester named Keith Powell to Vice President of...
Veterans Day
I am a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, and after retirement I settled in Habersham County, Georgia. For some years I wrote articles...
11-year-old arrested in Hall County for taking gun to school
Hall County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an 11-year-old boy Friday morning after officials found a small caliber handgun in his book bag at East Hall...
Tallulah Falls wreck shuts down US 441 for several hours Friday
It was a Friday traffic nightmare for travelers on US 441/GA 15 in north Habersham. Southbound traffic in Rabun County didn't fare any better. Traffic...
Deal issues call for special legislative session
Georgia lawmakers will head back to the Gold Dome next Tuesday for a special legislative session. Gov. Nathan Deal today issued the call to convene...
HABCO Commission Chair “disappointed” T-SPLOST failed
A property tax hike could be in the offing now that the county's proposed special local option sales tax for transportation (T-SPLOST) is dead. Habersham...
Deal appoints Crittenden to succeed Kemp as secretary of state
Crittenden is the first African-American woman to serve as a statewide constitutional officer in Georgia history
Gov. Nathan Deal today appointed former Georgia Department of...
Kemp resigns as Secretary of State; holds press conference with Gov. Deal to discuss...
Brian Kemp did something Thursday critics say he should have done months ago; he resigned as Georgia's secretary of state. Kemp stepped down from the...
Habersham County and Georgia Election Results
With 100% of the precincts reporting, here are the unofficial General and Special Election results for Habersham County and Georgia.
SPECIAL PURPOSE LOCAL OPTION SALES...