Salary hikes but no tax increases in Cornelia budget
Cornelia residents would face no increase in taxes or fees under the proposed 2015 city budget, which provides for salary increases for city staff...
Hoyt Street bridge saved
The Cornelia City Commission has responded to a vocal and active public outcry against the proposed removal of the Hoyt Street bridge. Commissioners, at Tuesday’s...
Cornelia preps for festival
Fall is definitely in the air, with cooler temperatures and turning leaves in evidence over the past week. Likewise, the Big Red Apple Festival,...
Two SPLOST VI meetings left
If you want to learn more about Habersham County's SPLOST VI referendum before you head to the polls next month then mark your calendars...
Local church/civic leader dies
Funeral services are scheduled this weekend for Fred K. Hamby. Hamby was a respected business, church and civic leader in Habersham County. Hamby died...
Baldwin gas station robbed
Authorities are investigating an early morning armed robbery at a local convenience store. Baldwin Police Chief, Chad Nichols, says it happened around 3:40 this...
Grand jury: Change drug probe procedures
A Habersham Grand Jury, on Monday, found no basis for criminal charges against law enforcement in regards to a May 2014 residential drug raid...
Car crash injures two on Old Habersham Mill Road
Two people escaped serious injury this afternoon in a single car crash on Old Habersham Mill Road. It happened around 1:30 p.m. Deputy Jourdan McRay...
HNGA parent night TONIGHT
Parents of students at the Habersham Ninth Grade Academy are encouraged to attend tonight's Parent Night from 6-8 p.m. If you're looking for a...
Grand Jury finds no basis for charges in drug-bust gone wrong
Although a U.S. Attorney’s office criminal investigation into a May 28 drug bust that resulted in severe injury to 19-month-old Bounkham “Bou Bou” Phonesevahn...
[Update] Everything You Need to Know about Wednesday Morning’s Total Lunar Eclipse
Greetings Habersham!
UPDATE 10-7-14: Still not sure entirely what to expect tomorrow morning. The HRRR wants to develop a line of thunderstorms that push quickly across...
Fall clean-up along the Soque
Local volunteers braved the early morning October chill Saturday to lend a helping hand to Mother Nature. Now Habersham photojournalist, Johnny Bailey, captured these...