Tips from community lead to drug arrest
A Toccoa man is in jail on drug charges after a four month long investigation by local deputies and drug agents. 64-year old Michael Roberts was arrested Oct. 17th. According to the Appalachian...
View ArticleMondays with Mom: Naps
One of my favorite pictures of me and Mom was taken when I was about 6 or 7 weeks old. We’re snuggled in bed together with a light, white sheet drawn up on us. Mom is lying on her right side with her...
View ArticleNGTC announces new Stovall Machine Products Foundation Scholarship
Pictured (l-r): Rebecca Stovall, NGTC President Dr. Mark Ivester, Dwight Stovall and Cynthia Brown. (Clarkesville, GA) — The North Georgia Technical College Foundation is pleased to announce that...
View ArticleCouple charged with trafficking meth
A couple who fled from a license and sobriety checkpoint in Lumpkin County are now in jail on drug charges. Officers say they seized nearly 81 grams of meth from the vehicle. Authorities say 31-year...
View ArticleNGTC Foundation hosts memorial bridge party
The North Georgia Technical College Foundation Board of Trustees is planning a bridge party in memory of former Trustee Marvin Scobee. The party is scheduled for Tuesday, October 25, at the Currahee...
View ArticleApplications being accepted for Citizens Law Enforcement Academy
The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office will be starting another session of Citizens Law Enforcement Academy on Nov, 17, 2016. Evening classes will be held once a week through January 12, 2017, with two...
View ArticleUPDATE: Two killed, three injured in Hwy. 441 wreck
The Georgia State Patrol has released new details of a Tuesday afternoon accident in Rabun County that left two people dead and injured three others.The woman who authorities say caused the wreck is...
View ArticleThird and final presidential debate tonight
The third and final U.S. Presidential Debate takes place tonight at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. Watch NBC’s live stream of the debate here beginning at 9 p.m. EDT. RELATED: U.S. News &...
View ArticleTMU Volleyball Ties Single Season Wins Record in Split Tri-Match
The Truett McConnell volleyball team won its 11th match of the season in a three-set win over Allen University Saturday afternoon, tying the record for wins in a single season. The Bears lost a 3-1...
View ArticleJeepin’ for Jordan: Off road event to honor memory of mom killed in wreck
Jordan Frankum Rineheart was just 28 years old when she was killed in a car wreck on GA 365 South in Mt. Airy on September 4, 2016. Her 9-year old daughter Irys was in the car with her. She survived....
View ArticleDawson County Football is Back on the Map
Dawson County is back on the map! If last year’s record-setting Tigers team didn’t convince you, they’re on to bigger and better things in 2016. Not too long ago, a 5-5 season at Dawson County would...
View ArticleWhite County High and Ninth Grade Academy resume classes Thursday
(Cleveland)- Classes will resume Thursday at White County High School and Ninth Grade Academy. White County School officials say water pressure, in an excessive amount, is what prompted the...
View ArticleFaye Woodall Peavey
Faye Woodall Peavey, age 74 of Homer, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Born in Memphis, Tennessee on September 1, 1942, she was a daughter of the late James Raymond Woodall and...
View ArticleMyrtle Mae Baker Chandler Phillips
Mrs. Myrtle Mae Baker Chandler Phillips, age 97, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016, at Pruitt Health in Toccoa, Georgia. Born in Warren County, Georgia, on June 10, 1919, she was the daughter...
View ArticleNGTC photography instructor named Best In State
One of Jeff Gulle’s award-winning images titled “Old Time Gunslinger.” Gulle has taught photography at North Georgia Technical College in Clarkesville for the past nine years. North Georgia Technical...
View ArticleLouie William “Buster” Cleveland, Jr.
Louie William “Buster” Cleveland, Jr., age 83, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2016. Mr. Cleveland was born on January 14, 1933, in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late Louie William...
View ArticleRaider Preview: Habersham Looks to Snap Losing Streak
A blistering 4-1 start to the 2016 season seems a distant memory when the past two games have gone the other way for Habersham, and the Raiders know that there’s no better time than tonight to get...
View ArticleLady Raiders’ Magical Season Ends in Sweet 16
Habersham Central’s playoff run ended in Alpharetta Thursday evening, closing the 2016 season for the Lady Raiders. Coach Lindsay Herrin’s group advanced to the state playoffs for the first time since...
View ArticleDemorest Police Chief: “No need to be alarmed”
Some anxious moments for law enforcement in Demorest as officers responded to a call about a possible hostage situation and shooting. A post to the Demorest Police Department’s Facebook page says...
View ArticleLou Ellen Rich
Lou Ellen Rich age 84, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, went to be with The Lord on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Ms. Rich was born on April 15, 1932 in Mt. Airy, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her...
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