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GSP releases name of man killed Sunday in DUI wreck

The Georgia State Patrol identifies the man killed in a single-vehicle weekend wreck in Stephens County as 32-year-old James Apollo Spratt of Toccoa. Spratt was...

Piedmont ranked among top Georgia colleges

Piedmont College has been ranked the fifth best institution of higher learning in Georgia by Wallet Hub. The popular personal finance website compared nearly 1,000...

UPDATE: Nearly 23% of Habersham’s registered voters have cast ballots ahead of midterms

We're still more than a week away from the Nov. 6 but Habersham County voters are making it clear, they're not sitting out this...

Cornelia man arrested in Toccoa shooting

A Cornelia man is in jail charged with shooting a woman in Toccoa last year. 26-year-old Valonta Jamal Ochari Cantrell was arrested Wednesday and charged...

FBI warns public to remain vigilant

The FBI is urging the public to remain vigilant after several bombs and suspicious packages were intercepted overnight and today at locations across the...

NGTC throws 75th anniversary bash [VIDEO]

Grammy Award-winning country music artist Joe Diffie performed on stage in the NGTC Quad. (photo/Melissa Henderson) It was a celebration 75 years in the making...

Former Cornelia Police Officer charged in accident that killed retired school teacher

The two-vehicle accident on March 4, 2018 injured officer Jimmy Frady and Debra Buchanan. She later died. (Daniel Purcell/Now Habersham) A former Cornelia police officer...

Dahlonega man charged in fatal DUI wreck

A Dahlonega man is charged with DUI and vehicular homicide following a weekend accident in Stephens County that left one man dead. 20-year-old Anwar S....

9th District Congressional candidate hosts Town Hall

With just two weeks left before the mid-term election - and with early voting well underway - Democrats are making a final push to...

What do those constitutional amendments and referendums on the ballot really mean?

There are five proposed constitutional amendments and two statewide referendums on this year's mid-term ballot in Georgia. Do you know what they mean?  Here's a...

Driver says he “blacked out” before accident that cut power to hundreds near Clarkesville...

A driver who plowed into a power pole along GA 197 North says he blacked out behind the wheel. 20-year-old Dalton Alexander Mitcham was driving...

Power outage forces NGTC to cancel evening classes in Clarkesville

North Georgia Technical College in Clarkesville canceled its evening classes Monday due to a power outage.Power was restored around 8:45 p.m., some 4.5 hours...