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Cornelia man escapes injury in rollover wreck

This is what Benjamin Long's truck looked like after it rolled several times on GA 365 in Mt. Airy.  A 24-year old Cornelia man is lucky...

Firefighter insurance bill revisited

Following last year’s legislative session, several bills that were important to House members were vetoed by the Governor.  In most cases, the bills’ authors...

Lawmakers pass $24.3 billion state budget

Amended budget includes increases for education, state law enforcement and foster parents A Busy Time.... It's been a busy couple of weeks at the Georgia House,...

NGN prepares for subscriber growth

(Clarkesville)- – NGN, a member-owned cooperative operating over 1,600 miles of fiber optic infrastructure in Northeast Georgia, has announced preparations are underway to support...

White County home damaged after chimney fire spread

(Cleveland)- No one was injured as a result of a chimney fire early Friday morning in White County. The fire call came into 9-1-1...

Nation’s first statewide freeway patrol service launches in Northeast Georgia

CHAMP trucks carry extra fuel, air compressors, special push bumpers to move vehicles out of travel lanes, and can activate an electronic message board...

Piedmont student nurses receive Homeland Security training

Some 54 senior students from the Piedmont College R.H. Daniel School of Nursing recently took part in an intense two-day emergency response training session...

Memorial service Wednesday for Sautee man killed in home explosion

Fatal explosion caused by propane gas leak A memorial service is scheduled Wednesday for the man killed in last week's home explosion in White County. 71-year old Edgar Brummett...

Clarkesville Police arrest suspected serial burglar

A surveillance camera captured the suspect's van parked outside Coin Laundry in Clarkesville on December 18, 2016 (PHOTO/Clarkesville PD Facebook) A Franklin County man charged with...

McDonalds employee burned in alleged assault by co-worker

A Clarkesville McDonalds employee is charged with aggravated assault for allegedly throwing scalding coffee onto a co-worker.  Clarkesville Police Chief Brad Barrett says the incident...

Fans react to Super Bowl LI

The Atlanta Falcons are back home in Georgia after Sunday's heartbreaking 34-28 loss to New England in Sunday's Super Bowl.The team returned home from...

Human remains found in Banks County

The Banks County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating the discovery of human remains found in a wooded area off of Highway 59 in Commerce. BCSO spokesperson...