Area News

Habersham County to pay for school supplies through new initiative

This article has been updated. Habersham County Superintendent Patrick Franklin debuted the “Habersham Ready” initiative during the county’s Board of Education meeting Monday night. ...

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Crucial Georgia PSC primary Tuesday

Georgians head to the polls Tuesday, June 18, to vote in a long-delayed Public Service Commission (PSC) primary that could impact utility rates and ...

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Historic Athens is gathering feedback on proposed adaptive reuse of the former UGA President’s House

Historic Athens is in the process of gathering feedback from community members related to the proposed adaptive reuse of the former University of Georgia ...

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Body of 27-year-old recovered from Lake Lanier, DNR says

Divers Sunday evening recovered the body of a 27-year-old Atlanta man who drowned in Lake Lanier over the weekend. Ramon Diaz-Soria disappeared Saturday afternoon ...

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Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers is in custody after surrendering to police

BELLE PLAINE, Minn. (AP) — The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another crawled to officers in surrender Sunday after they ...

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Defiant and drenched: Hundreds gather in Athens for anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ rally

“Umbrellas up,” someone warned their group of friends as the pace of the rain increased from a light mist into a steady thrum. However, ...

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Crowd packs Poultry Park to protest Trump administration

Around 1,000 protestors gathered Saturday morning in Gainesville’s Poultry Park for a “No Kings” protest. It was one of dozens held around the state—more ...

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Nightly lane closures planned along GA 400 as express lanes project advances

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has announced a series of overnight lane closures on State Route 400 next week as construction crews continue ...

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New details emerge in Habersham County manhunt arrest

A tip from a local business led to the arrest of a man wanted in connection with an officer-involved shooting early Wednesday in Habersham ...

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Man wanted for alleged deputy assault captured

A multi-agency manhunt for a White County man accused of assaulting a Habersham County deputy has come to an end. 34-year-old Jonathan William Harris, ...

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