Deal signs FY 2018 budget
Gov. Nathan Deal today held budget signing ceremonies across the state for next year’s $25 billion state budget. The legislation, HB 44, funds initiatives in education, human services, public safety,...
View ArticleTMU baseball set for AAC Tournament as No. 6 seed
The Truett McConnell baseball team will head up to Kingsport, Tennessee, on Tuesday in preparation for Wednesday’s Opening Round game against #21 Bryan College. The Bears will be the No. 6 seed in the...
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Drought Monitor 2017
Despite recent rains a long term drought continues across the region. It’s been a couple months since we last visited the drought that has been persisting across Northern Georgia for the past year,...
View ArticleMondays with Mom: Bedtime
When I was in middle school, my bedtime was 9:30 on school nights. I often petitioned to stay up late, but it was denied. Weekend curfew was later, but curfew on dates was only 11:00. Mom would have...
View ArticleNortheast Georgia Health System CEO named Georgia’s most respected business...
(ATLANTA) – A woman who has led one of the largest healthcare organizations in the state to numerous state and national awards is now being recognized with her own award. Carol Burrell, president and...
View ArticleI-85 to reopen by Memorial Day weekend
Georgia DOT Commissioner Russell McMurry speaks at May 1, 2017 media briefing. (photo/GDOT) Interstate 85 in Atlanta is set to reopen just in time for the summer season. Georgia Department of...
View ArticleTFS middle school baseball closes out season with championship
The Tallulah Falls School middle school baseball team played its best baseball of the season closing out the 2017 season with two consecutive victories over Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. The final win...
View ArticleBunice Lewallen Smith
Bunice Lewallen Smith, age 93, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Mrs. Smith was born on February 18, 1924, in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late Felton and Ora Bolden Lewallen. She...
View ArticleGeorgia Supreme Court sides with Helen in water park dispute
The Georgia Supreme Court says the City of Helen can collect $17,000 in legal fees for a long-running land use dispute with a local tubing company. Monday’s decision by the state’s high court follows...
View ArticleLocal baseball players recognized with BLITZ Player of the Year nominations
The 2017 baseball season has closed for the majority of our local programs, with only Rabun and Banks still alive in the state playoffs after advancing to the 2A Sweet 16. That is unusual in the fact...
View ArticleMary L. Robinson
Mary L. Robinson, age 59, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Whitfield Funeral Home & Crematory, South Chapel, 1370...
View ArticleClarkesville installs outdoor speaker system
Clarkesville now has outdoor speakers in four downtown area locations, including along Washington Street. The speakers are programmed to play music from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. The next time you find...
View ArticleCash prizes doubled for this year’s VFL Duck Race
3-year-old Josalynne Wiley and her 10-year-old brother Sebastian check out the VFL ducks now in ‘training’ for the big swim down the Soque River at Pitts Park in Clarkesville on May 20th. Their...
View ArticleHCLL Team of the Week – Eagles
Our latest Habersham County Little League Team of the Week is the Eagles. The 5/6 T-Ball Eagles are coached by Kenny Hall with Assistant Coaches Jon Tench, Michael Marcengill, Chris Allen and Josh...
View ArticleConvicted child molester loses on appeal
The Georgia Court of Appeals has upheld a Lavonia man’s 2009 conviction for child molestation. The court determined that there were no errors committed during the trial eight years ago of Jeremy...
View ArticleGov. Deal signs emergency cardiac care bill into law
Local lawmakers and Northeast Georgia Health System administrators look on as Gov. Nathan Deal signs Senate Bill 102 into law. (photo/NGHS) (Gainesville, GA) – When you or someone you know has a heart...
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John Carroll Smith
John Carroll Smith age 82 of Alto, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Born in Richmond, Virginia on April 21, 1935, he was the son of the late John and Naomi Stephens Smith. Mr. Smith served his...
View ArticleHidden words
“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” Several years ago I was reading a devotion before bed, and it closed with this scripture. I remember sitting on my bed reading,...
View ArticleNew Georgia play, ‘The Valley Where They Danced,’ set to premiere at Piedmont...
Author Emory Jones near the Nacoochee Mound in White County, which plays a role in his new play, ‘The Valley Where They Danced.” (photo/David Price) As a teenager, Emory Jones used to bale hay around...
View ArticleLocal soccer players tabbed BLITZ Player of the Year nominees
With all of the local soccer programs finished with the 2017 season, BLITZ has announced the Player of the Year nominees for both boys and girls. BOYS German Beltran-Fabila (White Co SR DM #10) 18 G,...
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