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White County commissioners struggle with setting millage rate

(Cleveland)-  It wasn’t a simple task setting White County’s  2018 tax millage rate Monday. After holding the final public hearing on the tax millage...

Deal suspends state sales and use tax on jet fuel

Gov. Nathan Deal today issued an executive order suspending collection of the state’s 4 percent sales and use tax on jet fuel, effective August...

New chief named for DFCS as current leader takes job in L.A.

Georgia DFCS will have its third leader in less than a year, after Gov. Nathan Deal announced Friday a new interim director for the agency. Tom Rawlings,...

Kemp wins GOP nomination for governor

Georgia Republicans finally have their nominee for November. Secretary of State Brian Kemp soundly defeated Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle Tuesday to clinch the GOP nomination. Kemp...

White County primary runoff results

Cleveland) Final White County vote count from Tuesday, July 24th Primary Runoff election. All results are unofficial until certified. A breakdown of the votes by...

Habersham EMC holds 80th Annual Meeting

HEMC member Michael Burrell won the grand prize - a 2002 Chevy Trailblazer - during HEMC's annual meeting on July 20. He's joined by...

Three injured in wreck that shut down Hwy. 365

Highway 365 near the Habersham/Hall County line is back open to traffic.  Earlier this afternoon, law enforcement shut down all lanes after an accident involving...

Single Lane closures on State Route 17/75 next week

(Helen) - Maintenance and construction crews with the Georgia DOT will begin extending the culvert underneath State Route 17/75 (SR 17/75) next week.  In order...

Single lane closures along State Route 145 next week in Stephens County

(Toccoa) - On Wednesday, July 25, maintenance crews with the Georgia DOT Carnesville area will be working to widen the shoulders of State Route 145...

Cleveland woman killed in wreck with garbage truck

A Waste Management garbage truck rests against a Ford Focus on U.S. 129 at Albert Reid Road north of Cleveland Wednesday afternoon. (Dean Dyer/WRWH...

Deal: Georgia Lottery transfers more than $1.14 billion to education

Record-breaking lottery profits fund HOPE Scholarship and Georgia Pre-K programs Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that the Georgia Lottery Corp. transferred its fiscal year 2018...

GBI releases latest statistics on youth suicide in Georgia

Suicide. It's not something people like to talk about but it's also something that shouldn't be ignored. That's why the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is...